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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210G · Springfield, IL · February 3, 1998

Date: February 3, 1998 · 18:02 local
Place: Springfield, IL
Airport: Capital Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5842F
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI98LA091
Reported as: Cessna 210G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N5842FRegistered now · Cessna 210GS/N 21058842 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 210G Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Unable extend left main gear. Substantial damage landing. (-23) during practice approaches, the appropriately certificated pilot was unable to extend the left main gear for landing. After everal unsuccessful attempts to extend the landing gear, the pilot elected to land the aircraft on runway 4 at Springfield, IL., Capital Airport. The tower was notified of the apparent problems. During the landing, the pilot indicted that the aircraft touched down on the right main and nose gear. The pilot indicated that he attempted to hold the left wing up as long as able, but as the wing started to drop, directional control was lost and the aircraft skidded off the left side of the runway into the grass. The left horizontal stabilizer and left elevator were damaged by the weight of the aircraft. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated at Springfield, IL.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE EXTEND LEFT MAIN GEAR. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE LANDING. (-23) DURING PRACTICE APPROACHES, THE APPROPRIATELY CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FOR LANDING. AFTER EVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 4 AT SPRINGFIELD, IL., CAPITAL AIRPORT. THE TOWER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE APPARENT PROBLEMS. DURING THE LANDING, THE PILOT INDICTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HOLD THE LEFT WING UP AS LONG AS ABLE, BUT AS THE WING STARTED TO DROP, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND LEFT ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED BY THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SPRINGFIELD, IL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI98LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpringfield, ILThe failure of left main landing gear saddle resulting in the pilot's inability to extend the left gear. A factor was maintenance personnel's failure to comply with the related airworthiness directive.Feb 4, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5842F · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19870528071289ILevel Off Touchdown · Jacksonville, ILNose gear could not be extended for landing. Found uplock links to be worn.May 28, 1987 · Minor damage