# Accident 20021209034879A: Cessna T210L, Agua Caliente S, CA, December 9, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 9, 2002, 15:50 local time - Place: Agua Caliente S, CA - Airport: Agua Caliente Springs Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.4294° N, 118.5102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4294&lon=-118.5102&mi=10 - Aircraft: N732HJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732HJ-2005-07-27) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03TA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03TA048) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021209034879A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON DECEMBER 9, 2002, ABOUT 1515 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA T210L, N732HJ, ENCOUNTERED TERRAIN WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AFTER THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT AGUA CALIENTE (L70), CALIFORNIA. THE US CUSTOMS SERVICE WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT (IP) AND A PILOT UNDERGOING PILOT-IN-COMMAND TRAINING (PUT) WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LOCAL PUBLIC-USE TRAINING FLIGHT DEPARTED NAS NAVY NORTH ISLAND (NZY), SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1445. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE IP SUBMITTED A WRITTEN STATEMENT. WHILE EN ROUTE TO THE BORREGO AREA FOR TRAINING, THE IP SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PUT STARTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND FLEW TO AGUA CALIENTE, THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE PUT FLEW OVER AGUA CALIENTE, LOWERED THE GEAR, AND COMPLETED THE LANDING CHECKLIST. THE IP OBSERVED THE GREEN LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHT. HE VISUALLY CHECKED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, WHICH APPEARED TO BE DOWN. HE OBSERVED THE NOSE WHEEL IN THE MIRROR THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE RIGHT WING, AND IT APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE IP HAD THE PUT GO AROUND AND CALLED THE MANEUVER COMPLETE. THE PUT COMPLETED ANOTHER TRAFFIC PATTERN AND GO AROUND AND THEN MADE A LANDING. ON EACH GO-AROUND THE PUT LEFT THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION AND COMPLETED THE LANDING CHECKLIST ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. ON BOTH APPROACHES THE IP OBSERVED THE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHT AND VISUALLY CHECKED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR. THE IP THOUGHT THE THIRD APPROACH WAS ON A NORMAL GLIDE PATH, CLOSER TO ON SPEED, BUT STILL FAST. THE PUT LANDED THE AIRPLANE LONG AND A LITTLE FAST, BUT IN A GOOD ATTITUDE WITH ABOUT 200 TO 300 FPM RATE OF DESCENT. WHEN THE WEIGHT WENT ONTO THE MAINS, THE IP FELT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE SETTLE AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. HE OBSERVED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT THERE. AS THE LEFT WING CAME UP, THE PUT APPLIED FULL AILERON DEFLECTION INTO THE LEFT WING. AS THE GROUND SPEED CONTINUED TO DISSIPATE, BOTH PILOTS USED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE TO TRY AND KEEP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY. THEY DIDN'T HAVE MUCH CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND IT SKIDDED OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY INTO DIRT AND SAND. THE AIRPLANE SLID DOWN A DITCH AND INTO A ROCKY EMBANKMENT. THE IP PULLED THE MIXTURE PRIOR TO LEAVING THE PAVEMENT. BOTH PILOTS PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO HELP GET THE NOSE UP AND CUSHION THE IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. THEY SECURED THE BATTERY AND EXITED USING THE DOORS. (-23) ON 12/09/02 N732HJ, A CESSNA T210L AIRCRAFT WS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHILE CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT AGUA CALIENTE SPRINGS AIRPORT, CA. DURING LANDING ROLL OUT N732HJ'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER THE PILOTS WERE NOT INJURED. INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR (P/N 9882000-2, S/N 2595) HOUSING CRACKED. EXAMINATION OF THE FAILED ACTUATOR IS ONGOING. FAA WICHITA ACO AND CESSNA PRODUCT SAFETY DEPARTMENT CONDUCTING INVESTIGATION ATTN: CORA BYRD ACO WICHITA. CORA.BYRD@FAA.GOV M OR D WILL BE SUBMITTED. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB LAX03TA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03TA048), Dec 9, 2002: Cessna T210L (N732HJ), Agua Caliente, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear actuator during the landing roll, which resulted in a collapse of the right main land gear, and loss of directional control. ## Other reports on N732HJ (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19810829071849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810829071849I), Aug 29, 1981: Cessna T210L (N732HJ), Stuart, FL, Minor damage. Unable to extend gear. Aircraft landed wheels up off side of runway 7. Hydraulic actuator inoperative. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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