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FAA incident report · Cessna 210D · Reno, NV · November 23, 2001

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Date
November 23, 2001 · 14:51 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno/Tahoe International Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3757Y
Reported as
Cessna 210D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total175 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N3757YRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2021 · Cessna 210DS/N 21058257 · Built 1963Airframe modelCessna 210DEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot statement: the following is an explanation of the incident involving N3757Y. On November 23, 2001 at approximately 2:00 pm I was returning from carson city (cxp) to Reno Tahoe airport (rno). During the "before landing checklist" I selected the gear to the down position. There was no gear down indication noted on the single gear down light. I requested to continue approach with a pass down runway 16R so that the tower could advise on the visual position of the gear. I departed the pattern to the west to review the operator's handbook and cycle the gear in an attempt to get a gear down indication. A low pass was requested down runway 7 for another visual of the gear by the tower. I was advised that the gear appeared to be down and that the gear doors were in the open position. I elected to land thinking it was a gear position switch at fault. On the rollout on runway 7 the nose gear collapsed. When the aircraft nose was lifted to put the gear down, it was noted that there was resistance with the nose gear down latching mechanism. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to contact me.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT: THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXPLANATION OF THE INCIDENT INVOLVING N3757Y. ON NOVEMBER 23, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 PM I WAS RETURNING FROM CARSON CITY (CXP) TO RENO TAHOE AIRPORT (RNO). DURING THE "BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST" I SELECTED THE GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION. THERE WAS NO GEAR DOWN INDICATION NOTED ON THE SINGLE GEAR DOWN LIGHT. I REQUESTED TO CONTINUE APPROACH WITH A PASS DOWN RUNWAY 16R SO THAT THE TOWER COULD ADVISE ON THE VISUAL POSITION OF THE GEAR. I DEPARTED THE PATTERN TO THE WEST TO REVIEW THE OPERATOR'S HANDBOOK AND CYCLE THE GEAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET A GEAR DOWN INDICATION. A LOW PASS WAS REQUESTED DOWN RUNWAY 7 FOR ANOTHER VISUAL OF THE GEAR BY THE TOWER. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND THAT THE GEAR DOORS WERE IN THE OPEN POSITION. I ELECTED TO LAND THINKING IT WAS A GEAR POSITION SWITCH AT FAULT. ON THE ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 7 THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WAS LIFTED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS RESISTANCE WITH THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LATCHING MECHANISM. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.