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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210L · Austin, TX · March 9, 2011

Date: March 9, 2011 · 18:00 local
Place: Austin, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N973MT
Reported as: Cessna T210L
Reported engine: TCM TSIO-520-H
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 595 total

N973MTRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2024 · Cessna T210LS/N 210-59915 Airframe modelCessna T210L

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After takeoff, pilot selected gear up but failed to get a gear up indicator light. Pilot selected gear down but rmlg would not extend. After working problem for three hours, pilot proceeded to kaus and initiated a gear up landing. Aircraft sustained minor damage. There was no post crash fire. Pilot/sole occupant was not injured. After hoisting aircraft, it was determined that a clevis pin in the up lock mechanism was missing. The missing pin caused the up lock mechanism to malfunction in not allowing the rmlg to extend.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT SELECTED GEAR UP BUT FAILED TO GET A GEAR UP INDICATOR LIGHT. PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN BUT RMLG WOULD NOT EXTEND. AFTER WORKING PROBLEM FOR THREE HOURS, PILOT PROCEEDED TO KAUS AND INITIATED A GEAR UP LANDING. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED.AFTER HOISTING AIRCRAFT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A CLEVIS PIN IN THE UP LOCK MECHANISM WAS MISSING. THE MISSING PIN CAUSED THE UP LOCK MECHANISM TO MALFUNCTION IN NOT ALLOWING THE RMLG TO EXTEND.