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FAA incident report · Cessna 210 · Santa Ana, CA · August 4, 2009

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Date
August 4, 2009 · 23:44 local
Place
Santa Ana, CA
Airport
John Wayne Airport-Orange Coun
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N68SU
Reported as
Cessna 210
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N68SURegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2015 · Cessna 210S/N 21061823 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 210Engine 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) This was a night flight from cma to sna. The pilot discovered after takeoff from cma that the landing gear would not retract. The landing gear up and locked light would not illuminate and the pilot heard the landing gear actuator cycling, but would not fully retract the landing gear. He placed the gear handle in the down position and continued to sna. The pilot notified the sna tower of a potential landing gear problem and a helicopter in the area confirmed the main landing gear was not fully extended. The pilot attempted to manually extend the landing gear. The landing gear would not extend. The pilot stated he reviewed his gear up landing procedures in the POH and made 2 practice runs on runway 19L. He landed the aircaft on the 3rd pass with the nose gear extended and the mains partially extended. The aircraft landed on the nose wheel and the tie down eyelet on the bottom of the tail section of the aircraft. There was minor damage to the bottom aft section of the aircraft and the right horizontal stab.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS WAS A NIGHT FLIGHT FROM CMA TO SNA. THE PILOT DISCOVERED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CMA THAT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE LANDING GEAR UP AND LOCKED LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE PILOT HEARD THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CYCLING, BUT WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. HE PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND CONTINUED TO SNA. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE SNA TOWER OF A POTENTIAL LANDING GEAR PROBLEM AND A HELICOPTER IN THE AREA CONFIRMED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT STATED HE REVIEWED HIS GEAR UP LANDING PROCEDURES IN THE POH AND MADE 2 PRACTICE RUNS ON RUNWAY 19L. HE LANDED THE AIRCAFT ON THE 3RD PASS WITH THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AND THE MAINS PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND THE TIE DOWN EYELET ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM AFT SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB.