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FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Carefree, AZ · February 9, 2008

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Date
February 9, 2008 · 18:30 local
Place
Carefree, AZ
Airport
Sky Ranch At Carefree
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4796K
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA08LA079
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total450 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N4796KRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000323 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna P210NEngine 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) Inspected runway where aircraft landed at 18AZ on 2/13/2008. The airport manager escorted FAA personnel and showed the main tire and tail tie-down skid marks. The main tire skid marks were approximately 3 feet apart and 1500 feet long. The skid marks then went to the left and off the runway coming to a stop in the sand approximately 200 feet off the runway. The aircraft was recovered by air transport, inc and transported to the owner's hangar. The owner was asked to turn the master on and try to cycle the gear; nothing happened. The owner saw that the circuit breaker popped. The owner reset the circuit breaker and the gear went down and locked normal. The press-to-test for the green down-lock indicator light was turned to the off position. The press-to-test for the down-lock light and horn was inoperative, and acknowledged by the pilot. The left stabilizer and elevator were damaged from impact. Other minor damage included the tail tie-down hook, tire skids and belly scrapes. The sole occupant was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSPECTED RUNWAY WHERE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT 18AZ ON 2/13/2008. THE AIRPORT MANAGER ESCORTED FAA PERSONNEL AND SHOWED THE MAIN TIRE AND TAIL TIE-DOWN SKID MARKS. THE MAIN TIRE SKID MARKS WERE APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET APART AND 1500 FEET LONG. THE SKID MARKS THEN WENT TO THE LEFT AND OFF THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP IN THE SAND APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED BY AIR TRANSPORT, INC AND TRANSPORTED TO THE OWNER'S HANGAR. THE OWNER WAS ASKED TO TURN THE MASTER ON AND TRY TO CYCLE THE GEAR; NOTHING HAPPENED. THE OWNER SAW THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE OWNER RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE GEAR WENT DOWN AND LOCKED NORMAL. THE PRESS-TO-TEST FOR THE GREEN DOWN-LOCK INDICATOR LIGHT WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE PRESS-TO-TEST FOR THE DOWN-LOCK LIGHT AND HORN WAS INOPERATIVE, AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE PILOT. THE LEFT STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED FROM IMPACT. OTHER MINOR DAMAGE INCLUDED THE TAIL TIE-DOWN HOOK, TIRE SKIDS AND BELLY SCRAPES. THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED.

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 SEA08LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCarefree, AZThe collapse of the landing gear during landing rollout for undetermined reasons.Feb 10, 2008 · Substantial damage