# Accident 20011030033129A: Cessna T210M, Salem, IL, October 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2001, 10:40 local time
- Place: Salem, IL
- Airport: Salem-Leckrone Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6203° N, 88.9492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6203&lon=-88.9492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761UV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011030033129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON OCTOBER 20, 2001, WHILE ON A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT THE APPROPRIATELY RATED AND QUALIFIED PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT SALEM FOR FUEL. THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT GET THE CORRECT GEAR INDICATIONS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR THE PIC ELECTED TO MAKE A GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE MAIN GEAR WAS HANGING DOWN IN A TRAIL POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND SLID ABOUT 500 FEET ON THE TAIL AND NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAILCONE OF THE FUSELAGE, STABILIZERS AND ELEVATORS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE RUNWAY AND CENTER TAXIWAY, ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. (.19) ON OCTOBER 30, 2001, AT 1040 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA T210M, N761UV, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A WHEELS-UP LANDING AT THE SALEM-LECKRONE AIRPORT, SALEM, ILLINOIS. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS A                                                     ND WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE OSWEGO COUNTY AIRPORT, OSWEGO NEW YORK, ABOUT 0740 EASTERN STANDARD TIME.

## 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 CHI02LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA016), Oct 30, 2001: Cessna T210M (N761UV), Salem, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The ruptured hydraulic hose.

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.

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