What happened
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(-23) On 08/02/02 Cessna 210K registration number N9483M flown by Mr. Steven nolte. Mr. Nolte reduced power to start his descent from 3000 feet while on approach to fty. While descending to a suitable altitude, throttle was increased with no associated response in engine RPM. At the same time the landing gear was selected down but was not down and locked. Engine appeared to be backfiring at the time. Pilot contacted tower advising them of the situation. Pilot reduced flap setting to 10 degrees while trying to manually lower landing gear using hand pump. Sole passenger also assisted with hand pump to lower the gear. Tower advised pilot that landing gear was down but not locked. Aircraft touched down short of the runway on the grass striking an approach light traveling approximately 600 feet coming to rest on the nose gear, right wing tip, and right horizontal stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 08/02/02 CESSNA 210K REGISTRATION NUMBER N9483M FLOWN BY MR. STEVEN NOLTE. MR. NOLTE REDUCED POWER TO START HIS DESCENT FROM 3000 FEET WHILE ON APPROACH TO FTY. WHILE DESCENDING TO A SUITABLE ALTITUDE, THROTTLE WAS INCREASED WITH NO ASSOCIATED RESPONSE IN ENGINE RPM. AT THE SAME TIME THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN BUT WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. ENGINE APPEARED TO BE BACKFIRING AT THE TIME. PILOT CONTACTED TOWER ADVISING THEM OF THE SITUATION. PILOT REDUCED FLAP SETTING TO 10 DEGREES WHILE TRYING TO MANUALLY LOWER LANDING GEAR USING HAND PUMP. SOLE PASSENGER ALSO ASSISTED WITH HAND PUMP TO LOWER THE GEAR. TOWER ADVISED PILOT THAT LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN BUT NOT LOCKED. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON THE GRASS STRIKING AN APPROACH LIGHT TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET COMING TO REST ON THE NOSE GEAR, RIGHT WING TIP, AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
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