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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210B · Clifton, TX · May 26, 2011

Date: May 26, 2011 · 14:30 local
Place: Clifton, TX
Airport: Clifton Municipal / Isenhower
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9709X
Reported as: Cessna 210B
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,000 total50 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N9709XRegistration cancelled Sep 27, 2012 · Cessna 210BS/N 21058009 Airframe modelCessna 210B Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On Thursday, may 26, 2011 at aprox 1430PM CST, CE-210-B N9709X attempted to lower landing gear and land rnwy 32 at Clifton municipal airport (7F7), Clifton, TX. The pilot stated that the nose gear extended; however, the left and right main gear remained in the up position. The pilot relayed his situation to the maintenace facility at Clifton airport. The owner / operator of the maintenance facility contacted Cessna pilot's association. Various procedures were relayed to the pilot to attempt to lower the main landing gear. This dialogue lasted for slightly over two (2) hours to no avail. The pilot elected to land resulting in a nose gear and right main gear successfully remaining in the down and locked position; however, the left main gear remained in the up position. The landing resulted in damage to the undercarriage, left horizonal stabelizer and left wing tip. The pilot (sole occupant) was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011 AT APROX 1430PM CST, CE-210-B N9709X ATTEMPTED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND LAND RNWY 32 AT CLIFTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (7F7), CLIFTON, TX. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED; HOWEVER, THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION. THE PILOT RELAYED HIS SITUATION TO THE MAINTENACE FACILITY AT CLIFTON AIRPORT. THE OWNER / OPERATOR OF THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY CONTACTED CESSNA PILOT'S ASSOCIATION. VARIOUS PROCEDURES WERE RELAYED TO THE PILOT TO ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THIS DIALOGUE LASTED FOR SLIGHTLY OVER TWO (2) HOURS TO NO AVAIL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND RESULTING IN A NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR SUCCESSFULLY REMAINING IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION; HOWEVER, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION. THE LANDING RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE, LEFT HORIZONAL STABELIZER AND LEFT WING TIP. THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) WAS NOT INJURED.

Other reports on N9709X · 3

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

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