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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210B · Zelienople, PA · January 12, 2002

Date: January 12, 2002 · 15:46 local
Place: Zelienople, PA
Airport: Zelienople Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N456DH
Reported as: Cessna 210B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 655 total370 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N456DHRegistered now · Cessna 210BS/N 21058042 Airframe modelCessna 210B Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Mr. Fullerton was on a local flight intending to do pattern work. After he retracted the gear after take-off he put the gear handle down on the downwind leg, he heard an unusual sound and noticed the that the gear was not fully extended. He tried to cycle the gear numerous times without success. For the next 2-3 hours, he circled and tried to troubleshoot the problem, talking to multiple individuals as well as having a local aircraft fly near him to ascertain the problem. He could get the nose gear down and locked but the main gear would not extend fully and lock down. He finally landed on the runway with the nose gear down. He sustained minimal damage to the aircraft with the main gear doors, the adf antennae and the rear tie-down fitting taking the majority of the damage. When the aircraft came to a stop, it rested on the right wing tip and in so doing, caused minor damage to the right horizontal stabilizer. The pilot and his one passenger had no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. FULLERTON WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT INTENDING TO DO PATTERN WORK. AFTER HE RETRACTED THE GEAR AFTER TAKE-OFF HE PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL SOUND AND NOTICED THE THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. HE TRIED TO CYCLE THE GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. FOR THE NEXT 2-3 HOURS, HE CIRCLED AND TRIED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, TALKING TO MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS HAVING A LOCAL AIRCRAFT FLY NEAR HIM TO ASCERTAIN THE PROBLEM. HE COULD GET THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED BUT THE MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FULLY AND LOCK DOWN. HE FINALLY LANDED ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR DOWN. HE SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE MAIN GEAR DOORS, THE ADF ANTENNAE AND THE REAR TIE-DOWN FITTING TAKING THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, IT RESTED ON THE RIGHT WING TIP AND IN SO DOING, CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT AND HIS ONE PASSENGER HAD NO INJURIES.