# Accident 20010721022779A: Cessna T210N, Amarillo, TX, July 21, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 21, 2001, 12:15 local time - Place: Amarillo, TX - Airport: Amarillo International Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.2196° N, 101.7091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2196&lon=-101.7091&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6114A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6114A-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N - Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 485 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA170) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010721022779A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON JULY 21, 2001, AT 1215 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T210N AIRPLANE, N6114A, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT THE AMARILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEAR AMARILLO, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THE PILOT PUT THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL SWITCH TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, BUT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. AS THE AIRPLANE WAS TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 22, THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE WING TIP, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELAVATOR. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED A TRIPPED GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER; HOWEVER, THE MAIN GEAR WAS CAPABLE OF MANUAL EXTENSION. (.4) ON JULY 21, 2001, AT 1215 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T210N SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N6114A, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT THE AMARILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEAR AMARILLO, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGIST ERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, AT 0900. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE PUT THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL SWITCH TO THE DOWN POSITION WHEN HE WAS 5 MILES FROM LANDING. PRIOR TO TURNING FINAL, HE "VERIFIED" THAT THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED BY LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW AND INTO THE MIRROR UNDER THE RIGHT WING. AS THE AIRPLANE WAS TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 22, THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED. WHEN THE "WINGS LOST LIFT," THE AIRPLANE TILTED TO THE LEFT, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED 90 DEGREES AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED IN THE RECOMMENDATION (HOW COULD THIS ACCIDENT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED) SECTION OF THE PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, NTSB FORM 6120.1/2, THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY BETTER TRAINING FOR THE PILOT ON THE FAILURE OF THE GEAR TO EXTEND AND LOCK, AND PRACTICE OF MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WING TIP, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND LEFT ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED. A SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE COCKPIT REVEALED "A TRIPPED [LANDING] GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER." THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET, AND THE GEAR WAS SUCCESSFULLY PUMPED DOWN BY HAND USING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION MECHANISM. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB FTW01LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA170), Jul 21, 2001: Cessna T210N (N6114A), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to verify that the landing gear was extended and locked before landing. A contributing factor was a tripped landing gear motor circuit breaker, which resulted in the failure of… ## Other reports on N6114A (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19991003029209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991003029209I), Oct 3, 1999: Cessna T210N (N6114A), Houston, TX. (-23) Pilot momentarily lost directional control on landing roll during crosswind practice touch and go operations on a 100 foot wide concrete runway. The… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.