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FAA accident report · Cessna 210N · Cincinnati, OH · March 20, 2008

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Date
March 20, 2008 · 15:15 local
Place
Cincinnati, OH
Airport
Cincinnati-Blue Ash
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4943U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI08CA092
Reported as
Cessna 210N
Reported engine
Continental IO520L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total250 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N4943URegistration cancelled Mar 9, 2011 · Cessna 210NS/N 21064842 · Built 1984Airframe modelCessna 210NEngine 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) Pilot departed from runway 24 at Blue ash airport at approximately 1510 local time. Upon making the first turn in the traffic pattern, pilot noticed that he had experienced a complete electrical failure. Pilot elected to remain in the traffic pattern and land immediately, thinking that he was facing a potential inflight fire situation. Pilot selected gear down and stated that he heard and felt a "thump" which led him to believe that the landing gear was down and locked. Pilot did not operate the manual landing gear pump and did not visually confirm out his window that the landing gear was down. Pilot stated that the aircraft was coming in at a higher speed than he would normally experience. Upon touchdown on runway 24, the main landing gear struts folded up and the aircraft skidded on its belly off the left side of the runway. The nose gear strut had locked down, preventing the propeller from stiking the ground. During departure from the runway, the aircraft impacted a runway edge light causing it to shear from its mount.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 24 AT BLUE ASH AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1510 LOCAL TIME. UPON MAKING THE FIRST TURN IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, PILOT NOTICED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. PILOT ELECTED TO REMAIN IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LAND IMMEDIATELY, THINKING THAT HE WAS FACING A POTENTIAL INFLIGHT FIRE SITUATION. PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND STATED THAT HE HEARD AND FELT A "THUMP" WHICH LED HIM TO BELIEVE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT DID NOT OPERATE THE MANUAL LANDING GEAR PUMP AND DID NOT VISUALLY CONFIRM OUT HIS WINDOW THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMING IN AT A HIGHER SPEED THAN HE WOULD NORMALLY EXPERIENCE. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 24, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUTS FOLDED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON ITS BELLY OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT HAD LOCKED DOWN, PREVENTING THE PROPELLER FROM STIKING THE GROUND. DURING DEPARTURE FROM THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT CAUSING IT TO SHEAR FROM ITS MOUNT.

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 CHI08CA092Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCincinnati, OHThe pilot's decision to operate the airplane with a "dead" battery contrary to guidance provided by the Pilot's Operating Handbook. An additional cause was the pilot's failure to verify that the landing gear was fully down and locked prior to landing.…Mar 20, 2008 · Substantial damage