20020530011589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210B · Bridgeport, TX · May 30, 2002

Date: May 30, 2002 · 18:55 local
Place: Bridgeport, TX
Airport: Bridgeport Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9634X
Reported as: Cessna 210B
Reported engine: Continental IO470*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total47 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N9634XRegistered now · Cessna 210BS/N 21057934 · Built 1962 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) On may 30, 2002 at 1855, a Cessna 210B, N9634X, registered to spence, william carl, privacy data omitted while on final approach the pilot observed he had no green light on landing gear panel. The pilot recycled the landing gear, completed the emergency action from the aircraft operators manual. He then requested a visual check from the ground. After touching down, the nose gear collapsed. No flight plan was filed for the instrument training flight. The aircraft sustained minor damage and no injuries to the two crewmembers and one passenger. The pilot holds airplane airline transport pilot certificate and airplane flight instructor rating. The flight originated at Bridgeport airport (1F9) on 05-30-2002.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 30, 2002 AT 1855, A CESSNA 210B, N9634X, REGISTERED TO SPENCE, WILLIAM CARL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT OBSERVED HE HAD NO GREEN LIGHT ON LANDING GEAR PANEL. THE PILOT RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR, COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY ACTION FROM THE AIRCRAFT OPERATORS MANUAL. HE THEN REQUESTED A VISUAL CHECK FROM THE GROUND. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE TWO CREWMEMBERS AND ONE PASSENGER. THE PILOT HOLDS AIRPLANE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE AND AIRPLANE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT (1F9) ON 05-30-2002.