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FAA accident report · Cessna 210A · El Cajon, CA · July 30, 2005

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Date
July 30, 2005
Place
El Cajon, CA
Airport
Gillespie Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9468X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05LA251
Reported as
Cessna 210A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,700 total4 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N9468XRegistered now · Cessna 210AS/N 21057768Airframe modelCessna 210AEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On 7/30/05 N9468X a CE-210A landed gear up runway 27R Gillespie field (see). The pilot states the main gear collapsed on touchdown. No injuries to pilot, aircraft substantially damaged. On 8/4/05 the a/c was placed on jacks at El Cajon flying service Gillespie field. The gear was cycled through retract and extension evolution several times with no problems noted. The gear warning horn activated and the gear green and red lights illuminated. The gear functioned normally. The pilot states he had approximately 4 or 5 hours in type. He also volunteered that during the incident flight he did not use a check list prior to landing and did not visually check if the gear down light was illuminated. This aircraft is equipped with wing mounted mirrors left and right in order to visually ascertain main gear leg position. He said he did not check the mirrors for gear position. Engine driven hydraulic pump removed and tested by repair station qyir, okc. ASI privacy data omitted observed pump test and reported normal flows and pressures. This investigation continued by a san FSDO operations.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 7/30/05 N9468X A CE-210A LANDED GEAR UP RUNWAY 27R GILLESPIE FIELD (SEE). THE PILOT STATES THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. NO INJURIES TO PILOT, AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ON 8/4/05 THE A/C WAS PLACED ON JACKS AT EL CAJON FLYING SERVICE GILLESPIE FIELD. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED THROUGH RETRACT AND EXTENSION EVOLUTION SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. THE GEAR WARNING HORN ACTIVATED AND THE GEAR GREEN AND RED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE PILOT STATES HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 4 OR 5 HOURS IN TYPE. HE ALSO VOLUNTEERED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT FLIGHT HE DID NOT USE A CHECK LIST PRIOR TO LANDING AND DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK IF THE GEAR DOWN LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THIS AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH WING MOUNTED MIRRORS LEFT AND RIGHT IN ORDER TO VISUALLY ASCERTAIN MAIN GEAR LEG POSITION. HE SAID HE DID NOT CHECK THE MIRRORS FOR GEAR POSITION. ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP REMOVED AND TESTED BY REPAIR STATION QYIR, OKC. ASI ^PRIVACY DA^ OBSERVED PUMP TEST AND REPORTED NORMAL FLOWS AND PRESSURES. THIS INVESTIGATION CONTINUED BY A SAN FSDO OPERATIONS.

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 LAX05LA251Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Diego, CAThe pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was fully extended prior to landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention.Jul 31, 2005 · Substantial damage