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FAA incident report · Cessna T210M · Abilene, TX · February 20, 2006

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Date
February 20, 2006 · 17:45 local
Place
Abilene, TX
Airport
Abilene Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N761ME
Reported as
Cessna T210M
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total600 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N761MERegistered now · Cessna T210MS/N 21062357Airframe modelCessna T210MEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 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) The pilot/owner recently acquired N761ME, a Cessna T210M. On the first flight after annual inspection he decided to fly the aircraft at/near avenger field (ksww) in sweetwater, Texas, due to all of the engine cylinders being replaced. The pilot departed ksww at approximately 1500 local and flew for approximately 1 hour and attempted to land. During approach, the nose gear failed to extend. Numerous attempts were made to lower the nose gear and none prevailed. The pilot decided to divert to Abilene regional (abi) in Abilene, Texas, because there was emergency ground crew available. When the pilot reached abi, he spoke with a mechanic before landing in an attempt to lower the nose gear. All attempts failed and the pilot decided to land before daylight was gone. The pilot landed N761ME on runway 17R at abi at approximately 1745 local. He landed on the main gear and held the nose off as long as possible. The aircraft nose hit and skidded on the runway resulting in minor damage to the nose structure of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT/OWNER RECENTLY ACQUIRED N761ME, A CESSNA T210M. ON THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION HE DECIDED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT AT/NEAR AVENGER FIELD (KSWW) IN SWEETWATER, TEXAS, DUE TO ALL OF THE ENGINE CYLINDERS BEING REPLACED. THE PILOT DEPARTED KSWW AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 LOCAL AND FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND. DURING APPROACH, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR AND NONE PREVAILED. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DIVERT TO ABILENE REGIONAL (ABI) IN ABILENE, TEXAS, BECAUSE THERE WAS EMERGENCY GROUND CREW AVAILABLE. WHEN THE PILOT REACHED ABI, HE SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC BEFORE LANDING IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR. ALL ATTEMPTS FAILED AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND BEFORE DAYLIGHT WAS GONE. THE PILOT LANDED N761ME ON RUNWAY 17R AT ABI AT APPROXIMATELY 1745 LOCAL. HE LANDED ON THE MAIN GEAR AND HELD THE NOSE OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE HIT AND SKIDDED ON THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE STRUCTURE OF THE AIRCRAFT.