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FAA incident report · Cessna 210C · Reno, NV · September 28, 1997

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Date
September 28, 1997 · 10:40 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno Cannon International Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3670Y
Reported as
Cessna 210C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
266 total27 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N3670YRegistered now · Cessna 210CS/N 21058170 · Built 1963Airframe modelCessna 210CEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 09-28-97, 1040 PDT, Cessna 210-C (N3670Y) landed gear-up at rno on rwy 16L, due to hydraulic power loss. Pilot, sole occupant, not injured. Minor damage to aircraft (belly skins and propeller). No fires and ELT did not activate. Alert #2 called out by rno tower. Pilot reported that after level-off at 10,500 MSL out-bound VFR from stead, NV (4SD) and approximately 14 miles northwest of Reno, Nevada he experienced heavy smoke and hydraulic mist in the cockpit. After electrical equipment shut-down he had to call rno tower on his cellular phone. He stated that he did an emergency descent down to 5,500 feet and the smoke cleared in the cockpit. He declared an emergency and was instructed to land at rno, because of emergency equipment availability. The gear-up landing was very soft and did minimal damage to the aircraft. Post incident investigation found the hydraulic pover pac (located below the instrument panel) for the hydraulic system to have an internal failure that caused all of the high pressure fluid to leak (spray-causing a mist in the cockpit) out of a vent hole. Pilot and aircraft paper work checked ok. Annual inspection recently performed on the aircraft, but inspecting the inside of the hydraulic power pac is not part of the inspection. Mechanics who performed the annual inspection promised malfunction of defect report to the rno FSDO. This incident and investigation are closed. This incident did not involve a pilot deviation report form 8020-17.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 09-28-97, 1040 PDT, CESSNA 210-C (N3670Y) LANDED GEAR-UP AT RNO ON RWY 16L, DUE TO HYDRAULIC POWER LOSS. PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, NOT INJURED. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT (BELLY SKINS AND PROPELLER). NO FIRES AND ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE. ALERT #2 CALLED OUT BY RNO TOWER. PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LEVEL-OFF AT 10,500 MSL OUT-BOUND VFR FROM STEAD, NV (4SD) AND APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF RENO, NEVADA HE EXPERIENCED HEAVY SMOKE AND HYDRAULIC MIST IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SHUT-DOWN HE HAD TO CALL RNO TOWER ON HIS CELLULAR PHONE. HE STATED THAT HE DID AN EMERGENCY DESCENT DOWN TO 5,500 FEET AND THE SMOKE CLEARED IN THE COCKPIT. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO LAND AT RNO, BECAUSE OF EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY. THE GEAR-UP LANDING WAS VERY SOFT AND DID MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE HYDRAULIC POVER PAC (LOCATED BELOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL) FOR THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO HAVE AN INTERNAL FAILURE THAT CAUSED ALL OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FLUID TO LEAK (SPRAY-CAUSING A MIST IN THE COCKPIT) OUT OF A VENT HOLE. PILOT AND AIRCRAFT PAPER WORK CHECKED OK. ANNUAL INSPECTION RECENTLY PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT, BUT INSPECTING THE INSIDE OF THE HYDRAULIC POWER PAC IS NOT PART OF THE INSPECTION. MECHANICS WHO PERFORMED THE ANNUAL INSPECTION PROMISED MALFUNCTION OF DEFECT REPORT TO THE RNO FSDO. THIS INCIDENT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FORM 8020-17.