# Incident 20091031051899I: Cessna 210M, Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 31, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2009, 18:43 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761JC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761JC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 531 total, 163 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091031051899I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 10/31/2009 THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N761JC A CE-210, ADVISED FXE ATC THAT HE COULD NOT GET THE MAIN GEAR OF AIRCRAFT TO EXTEND INTO THE DOWN POSITION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS 7 MILES FROM AIRPORT. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE MAIN GEAR THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH ONLY THE NOSE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. DURING INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UP LOCK ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED, REPAIRED AND REINSTALLED(THIS WAS FIRST FLIGHT AFTER INSTALLATION) AND THAT A PART WAS MISSING FROM THE ACTUATOR WHICH CAUSED THE MAIN GEAR TO REMAIN IN THE UP AND LOCKED POSITION.

## Other reports on N761JC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790610014729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790610014729I), Jun 10, 1979: Cessna 210M (N761JC), Devils, ND, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend the gear. After relieving hydraulic pressure to door actuator, system worked ok.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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