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FAA incident report · Cessna T210G · San Jose, CA · November 18, 2006

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Date
November 18, 2006 · 10:17 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
San Jose International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6864R
Reported as
Cessna T210G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
377 total84 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days
N6864RRegistered now · Cessna T210GS/N T210-0264 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna T210GEngine modelContinental IO-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 departed truckee, CA for mineta international airport at San Jose, CA. Prior to landing the pilot extended the landing gear but did not get a nose landing gear down indication. The pilot troubleshot the landing and continued to approach the runway as cleared. The pilot did not get a nose gear down confirmation from the control tower, therefore, the pilot made a go-around. On the go-around she recycled the landing gear but still did not get a gear down indication. The pilot began to hand pump the landing gear down but it did not seem to move to a down and locked position. At this point the pilot accomplished a pre-landing checklist and attempted to land on the main landing gear thus keeping the nose gear up as long as possible. When the nose wheel made contact with the runway it remained down for approximately 800-1000 feet, however, when the pilot turned off the runway, the nose gear collapsed. Maintenance inspection revealed the nose landing gear downlock switch assembly was recently replaced and may have contributed to the malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED TRUCKEE, CA FOR MINETA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT SAN JOSE, CA. PRIOR TO LANDING THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR BUT DID NOT GET A NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATION. THE PILOT TROUBLESHOT THE LANDING AND CONTINUED TO APPROACH THE RUNWAY AS CLEARED. THE PILOT DID NOT GET A NOSE GEAR DOWN CONFIRMATION FROM THE CONTROL TOWER, THEREFORE, THE PILOT MADE A GO-AROUND. ON THE GO-AROUND SHE RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR BUT STILL DID NOT GET A GEAR DOWN INDICATION. THE PILOT BEGAN TO HAND PUMP THE LANDING GEAR DOWN BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TO MOVE TO A DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT ACCOMPLISHED A PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR THUS KEEPING THE NOSE GEAR UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY IT REMAINED DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 800-1000 FEET, HOWEVER, WHEN THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS RECENTLY REPLACED AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE MALFUNCTION.