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FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · Cahokia, IL · August 27, 1999

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Date
August 27, 1999 · 10:38 local
Place
Cahokia, IL
Airport
St Louis Downtown-Parks Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FPIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6598Y
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,132 total87 in this make and model87 in the last 90 days
N6598YRegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2015 · Cessna T210NS/N 21064451 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna T210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-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.

The pilot was on approach to springfield's capital airport (spi) springfield Illinois, when the pilot failed to get a green light for the nose gear. The tower at springfield verified that the nose gear was not down. The piot contacted his company who directed him to return to the airport at cps. The pilot performed several flybys before landing. Gear was recycled including a manual extension but the nose gear remained up. The emergency checklist was performed, engine secured, and a nose gear-up landing was performed. Investigation revealed a broken rod end on the right forward NLG door which jammed the wheel assembly.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO SPRINGFIELD'S CAPITAL AIRPORT (SPI) SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS, WHEN THE PILOT FAILED TO GET A GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE GEAR. THE TOWER AT SPRINGFIELD VERIFIED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PIOT CONTACTED HIS COMPANY WHO DIRECTED HIM TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AT CPS. THE PILOT PERFORMED SEVERAL FLYBYS BEFORE LANDING. GEAR WAS RECYCLED INCLUDING A MANUAL EXTENSION BUT THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED UP. THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS PERFORMED, ENGINE SECURED, AND A NOSE GEAR-UP LANDING WAS PERFORMED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN ROD END ON THE RIGHT FORWARD NLG DOOR WHICH JAMMED THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY.