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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210L · Dallas, TX · August 14, 2000

Date
August 14, 2000 · 10:04 local
Place
Dallas, TX
Airport
Addison Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N59287
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW00LA231
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Pilot’s flight hours
998 total400 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot reported smoke in the cockpit on final approach to Addison Airport and declared an emergency. On short final tower advised pilot gear did not appear to be down and locked. Pilot elected to continue the landing due to intense smoke in the cockpit. Nose gear was fully extended but main gear did not extend. As aircraft slowed on the roll-out it departed the runway to the left and rolled to the left, causing structural damage to the left stabilizer and minor damage to the left wing. The tail tiedown and one antenna on the belly of the airplane were ground off. No injury to the sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT ON FINAL APPROACH TO ADDISON AIRPORT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ON SHORT FINAL TOWER ADVISED PILOT GEAR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE LANDING DUE TO INTENSE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. NOSE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED BUT MAIN GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. AS AIRCRAFT SLOWED ON THE ROLL-OUT IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND ROLLED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT STABILIZER AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THE TAIL TIEDOWN AND ONE ANTENNA ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRPLANE WERE GROUND OFF. NO INJURY TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

NTSB investigation

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