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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210L · Houston, TX · July 8, 2010

Date: July 8, 2010 · 19:06 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Ellington Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: Y5TA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2157S
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA389
Reported as: Cessna 210L
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,807 total220 in this make and model154 in the last 90 days

N2157SRegistered now · Cessna 210LS/N 21061118 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 210L Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed castroville municipal airport, TX (cvb) enroute to Ellington Field, TX (efd). Upon approach to efd there was no safe gear indication. Pilot noted that the right gear was not extended. Pilot did a go around and commensed emergency procedures. Pilot could not get the right landing gear to extend and landed with the right gear retracted. Pilot landed safely with no injuries but substantial damage to aircraft elevator.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CASTROVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TX (CVB) ENROUTE TO ELLINGTON FIELD, TX (EFD). UPON APPROACH TO EFD THERE WAS NO SAFE GEAR INDICATION. PILOT NOTED THAT THE RIGHT GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. PILOT DID A GO AROUND AND COMMENSED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. PILOT COULD NOT GET THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND AND LANDED WITH THE RIGHT GEAR RETRACTED. PILOT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO INJURIES BUT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT ELEVATOR.

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 CEN10LA389Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHouston, TXThe failure of a hydraulic fluid line, which caused a loss of hydraulic pressure to the landing gear extension system and resulted in the partial collapse of the right main landing gear during touchdown.Jul 9, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2157S · 2

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

Accident 19991001044149AFayetteville, AR(-23) During a normal approach and landing, the right main landing gear collpsed during touchdown.Oct 1, 1999 · No damage Incident 19850406014699IForced Landing · Jackson, TNLost elevator control after takeoff. Landed using trim tab and power. Elevator control cable failed.Apr 6, 1985