20011210035209A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210K · San Antonio, TX · December 10, 2001

Date
December 10, 2001 · 18:23 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
San Antonio International
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N8299M
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW02TA051
Reported as
Cessna T210K

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What happened

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(-23) On December 10, 2001, at 6:23 pm. PIC tom j. desantis was operating a Cessna 210, N8299M and was cleared for landing on runway 12L at the sat airport when on landing roll, the right main landing gear collapsed and caused the aircraft to slide sideways to a stop off the edge of the runway. No fires or injuries were noted. Emergency crew dispatched for assistance. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the MLG, rt wing and rt horizontal stabilizer. (.4) on December 10, 2001, at 1823 central standard time, a Cessna T210K single-engine airplane, N8299M, was substantially damaged after the right main landing gear collapsed during landing roll at the San Antonio International Airport (sat), San Antonio, Texas. The commercial pilot and his passenger were not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by teigs aviation management of fort worth, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 flight. The flight departed sat at an unknown time and was terminating at the time of the accident. According to an FAA inspector, who res ponded to the accident site, the pilot extended the landing gear during the initial approach and noticed the landing gear "unsafe" indication light illuminated. After executing a go-around, the pilot troubleshot the landing gear system and attempted to lower the landing gear manually. After the manual landing gear extension, the pilot still noticed the unsafe indication. The pilot then thought the nose landing gear was not extended, and the pilot attempted a landing. During the landing roll, the right main landing gear collapsed and the horizontal stabilizer was substantially damaged along with the NLG.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 10, 2001, AT 6:23 PM. PIC TOM J. DESANTIS WAS OPERATING A CESSNA 210, N8299M AND WAS CLEARED FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 12L AT THE SAT AIRPORT WHEN ON LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS TO A STOP OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. NO FIRES OR INJURIES WERE NOTED. EMERGENCY CREW DISPATCHED FOR ASSISTANCE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MLG, RT WING AND RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. (.4) ON DECEMBER 10, 2001, AT 1823 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA T210K SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N8299M, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL AT THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SAT), SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY TEIGS AVIATION MANAGEMENT OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SAT AT AN UNKNOWN TIME AND WAS TERMINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RES PONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR DURING THE INITIAL APPROACH AND NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR "UNSAFE" INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER EXECUTING A GO-AROUND, THE PILOT TROUBLESHOT THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY. AFTER THE MANUAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, THE PILOT STILL NOTICED THE UNSAFE INDICATION. THE PILOT THEN THOUGHT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE NLG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.