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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210M · Las Vegas, NV · April 20, 2003

Date: April 20, 2003 · 12:00 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6615B
Reported as: Cessna T210M
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On 4/20/2003 at 1200 pm N6615B was on a flight plan from vgt to eui after getting clearance for 12R the pilot increased power for the departure at about 50 to 60 knots the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft nose dropped and the propeller impacted the runway shortly after the right main gear collapsed the aircraft skidded to a stop with minimal damage. The aircraft was lifted and gears were locked in the down position, and aircraft was towed off the active runway to maintenance. The aircraft was inspected by a FAA certified repair station with no discrepancies were noted with the aircraft landing gear system.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 4/20/2003 AT 1200 PM N6615B WAS ON A FLIGHT PLAN FROM VGT TO EUI AFTER GETTING CLEARANCE FOR 12R THE PILOT INCREASED POWER FOR THE DEPARTURE AT ABOUT 50 TO 60 KNOTS THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DROPPED AND THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SHORTLY AFTER THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND GEARS WERE LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION, AND AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY TO MAINTENANCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY A FAA CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION WITH NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.