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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 210E · Pittsburgh, PA · February 16, 2004

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Date
February 16, 2004 · 14:26 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Allegheny County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4974U
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD04LA011
Reported as
Cessna 210E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,450 total2,700 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N4974URegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2018 · Cessna 210ES/N 21058674Airframe modelCessna 210EEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Airworthiness directive (AD) 76-14-07/R2 applies to the aircraft's main landing gear saddles (left and right main gear). This AD has two basic parts, (replacement of the saddles and an annual dye penetrant inspection of the new saddles). The initial replacement of the saddles was complied with, but the annual requirement to do a dye penetrant inspection of the saddles was never recorded nor was an amoc. The left main landing gear saddle failed at the location identified in the AD for the dye penetrant inspections. The area of the saddle that failed showed water-marking signs in the metal. This failure occurred during a gear extension for landing. The left gear was unable to achieved the down and locked position. The pilot could see the left gear was not completely extended and the unsafe light verified this. The pilot elected to land with the nose and right main gear down and locked causing damage to the left fuselage belly, left wing tip, left elevator and the left vertical stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (AD) 76-14-07/R2 APPLIES TO THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN LANDING GEAR SADDLES (LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR). THIS AD HAS TWO BASIC PARTS, (REPLACEMENT OF THE SADDLES AND AN ANNUAL DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION OF THE NEW SADDLES). THE INITIAL REPLACEMENT OF THE SADDLES WAS COMPLIED WITH, BUT THE ANNUAL REQUIREMENT TO DO A DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION OF THE SADDLES WAS NEVER RECORDED NOR WAS AN AMOC. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SADDLE FAILED AT THE LOCATION IDENTIFIED IN THE AD FOR THE DYE PENETRANT INSPECTIONS. THE AREA OF THE SADDLE THAT FAILED SHOWED WATER-MARKING SIGNS IN THE METAL. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED DURING A GEAR EXTENSION FOR LANDING. THE LEFT GEAR WAS UNABLE TO ACHIEVED THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT COULD SEE THE LEFT GEAR WAS NOT COMPLETELY EXTENDED AND THE UNSAFE LIGHT VERIFIED THIS. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITH THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FUSELAGE BELLY, LEFT WING TIP, LEFT ELEVATOR AND THE LEFT VERTICAL STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD04LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPittsburgh, PAThe owner/pilot-mechanic's failure to comply with an airworthiness directive, which resulted in a fatigue fracture to the left main landing gear saddle.Feb 16, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4974U · 2

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

Incident 19891012039949ILevel Off Touchdown · Pittsburgh, PAPilot forgot to extend gear and landed with gear up. Damaged fuselage.Oct 12, 1989 · Minor damageIncident 19790624016439INormal Cruise · Latrobe, PAAirplane suddenly lost power, pilot followed placarded procedure and regained power on second attempt.Jun 24, 1979