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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210 · Houston, TX · April 26, 2002

Date: April 26, 2002
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9518T
Reported as: Cessna 210
Reported engine: Continental IO470E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 220 total50 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N9518TRegistered now · Cessna 210S/N 57318 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 210 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) On April 26, 2002, N9518T, CE-210 landed with the nose gear in the up and down locked position. The pilot had tried numerous times to get the gear down including the use of the emergency hand pump. The gear doors and the main landing gear would extend and lock. The nose gear would not move. Upon landing, the aircraft was raised and the nose gear up lock released allowing the gear to come down. It was determined the uplock actuator had malfunctioned. Damage to the aircraft was limited to the engine exhaust stacks, nose gear doors and the propeller. The NTSB was notified and the aircraft was released to the owner. Operator to complete a mdr.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 26, 2002, N9518T, CE-210 LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR IN THE UP AND DOWN LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT HAD TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET THE GEAR DOWN INCLUDING THE USE OF THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP. THE GEAR DOORS AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD EXTEND AND LOCK. THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT MOVE. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED AND THE NOSE GEAR UP LOCK RELEASED ALLOWING THE GEAR TO COME DOWN. IT WAS DETERMINED THE UPLOCK ACTUATOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE ENGINE EXHAUST STACKS, NOSE GEAR DOORS AND THE PROPELLER. THE NTSB WAS NOTIFIED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO THE OWNER. OPERATOR TO COMPLETE A MDR.

Other reports on N9518T · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20230424004079ILanding: Approach · Bamberg, SCWhile approaching the airport for a fuel stop the pilot did not receive a 'down and locked' indication for the landing gear. A wing mounted gear mirror confirmed that the nose gear did not extend. After several attempts of normal deployment and emergency hand…Apr 24, 2023 · Minor damage