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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210 · Castroville, TX · July 6, 2000

Date: July 6, 2000 · 23:35 local
Place: Castroville, TX
Airport: Castroville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9453T
Reported as: Cessna 210
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N9453TRegistered now · Cessna 210S/N 57253 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 210 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23)The pilot stated that he lowered aircraft landing gear handle to the gear down position. He saw that the landing gear indicator light was green and proceeded to land the aircraft. The aircraft landing gear collapsed on the runway. Further investigation revealed that the aircraft landing gear indicator light was stuck in the press-to-test position. A defective aircraft landing gear warning horn was also discovered. No near mid-collision. No fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOWERED AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE GEAR DOWN POSITION. HE SAW THAT THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS GREEN AND PROCEEDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE RUNWAY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS STUCK IN THE PRESS-TO-TEST POSITION. A DEFECTIVE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WAS ALSO DISCOVERED. NO NEAR MID-COLLISION. NO FIRE.