40.2171° N, 76.8514° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 29, 2010 · 21:05 local
Place
New Cumberland, PA
Airport
Capital City
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N760DR
Reported as
Cessna T210R
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,650 total2,000 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On approach to elmira-corning (elm)airport aircraft experienced a bird strike. Pilot extended the landing gear to land at elm and got an unsafe nose gear light. Pilot returned to cxy and landed with nose gear still in wheel well. Examination of aircraft revealed that bird had struck the nose gear doors causing them to cave in and jam, preventing nose gear extension.
As the FAA filed it
ON APPROACH TO ELMIRA-CORNING (ELM)AIRPORT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE. PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR TO LAND AT ELM AND GOT AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR LIGHT. PILOT RETURNED TO CXY AND LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR STILL IN WHEEL WELL. EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT BIRD HAD STRUCK THE NOSE GEAR DOORS CAUSING THEM TO CAVE IN AND JAM, PREVENTING NOSE GEAR EXTENSION.