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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210G · Houston, TX · August 9, 1998

Date: August 9, 1998 · 12:20 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Clover Field Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5869F
Reported as: Cessna 210G
Reported engine: Continental IO520K
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,600 total70 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N5869FRegistered now · Cessna 210GS/N 21058869 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 210G Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Right main landing gear failed to unlock when extended. The pilot tried numerous to get gear to extend, including manually pumping. He elected t oland gear up (engine shut down). The incident investigation found the uplock lever to control link pin missing. Very minor damage to the airframe was found. Both propeller blades were bent and there was no damage to the firewall or engine mounts.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO UNLOCK WHEN EXTENDED. THE PILOT TRIED NUMEROUS TO GET GEAR TO EXTEND, INCLUDING MANUALLY PUMPING. HE ELECTED T OLAND GEAR UP (ENGINE SHUT DOWN). THE INCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE UPLOCK LEVER TO CONTROL LINK PIN MISSING. VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME WAS FOUND. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL OR ENGINE MOUNTS.