20050114004969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210M · Mesa, AZ · January 14, 2005

Date: January 14, 2005 · 08:08 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N761YH
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05LA065
Reported as: Cessna T210M
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 825 total825 in this make and model

N761YHRegistered now · Cessna T210MS/N 21062621 Airframe modelCessna T210M Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot had to return to Falcon field (ffz) because of aircraft electrical problems. The pilot was unable to communicate with the tower but could receive. The tower used light gun signals to communicate. The tower stated that the gear did not look completely down and used the red gun for the pilot to go-around. The pilot proceeded to land on rwy 4R. Upon touch down the gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on the runway. Maintenance personnel were able to jack the aircraft up and pump the gear down for towing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT HAD TO RETURN TO FALCON FIELD (FFZ) BECAUSE OF AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE TOWER BUT COULD RECEIVE. THE TOWER USED LIGHT GUN SIGNALS TO COMMUNICATE. THE TOWER STATED THAT THE GEAR DID NOT LOOK COMPLETELY DOWN AND USED THE RED GUN FOR THE PILOT TO GO-AROUND. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO LAND ON RWY 4R. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE ABLE TO JACK THE AIRCRAFT UP AND PUMP THE GEAR DOWN FOR TOWING.

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 LAX05LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMesa, AZthe pilot's failure to use the emergency gear extension procedure to manually extend the landing gear to the down and locked position.Jan 14, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N761YH · 2

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

Incident 20101004047139ILanding: Rollout · Mesa, AZAircraft landed on runway 4R and on roll out the nose gear collapsed.Oct 4, 2010 · Minor damage Incident 20070728018409ILevel Off Touchdown · Mesa, AZ(-23) N761YH, CE-210, landed gear up at Falcon field airport runway 22L at 2005 MST on July 28, 2007, minor aircraft damage. No injuries.Jul 28, 2007 · Minor damage