# Accident 20120419008379A: Cessna 210, Sevierville, TN, April 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2012, 18:35 local time
- Place: Sevierville, TN
- Airport: Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8575° N, 83.5286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8575&lon=-83.5286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96050, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96050-2014-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120419008379A

## Narrative

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

GEAR DOWN PRESSURE HOSE RUPTURED CAUSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR NOT TO FULLY EXTEND AND LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. PILOT LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.  UPON TOUCH-DOWN, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS BENT AND DAMAGE DONE TO THE STABILIZER SPAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA299), Apr 19, 2012: Cessna 210 (N96050), Gatlinburg, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the nose landing gear down pressure hose, which resulted in the main landing gear being unable to lock and collapse of the main landing gear during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N96050 (1)

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

- [Incident 20050922027909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050922027909I), Sep 22, 2005: Cessna 210 (N96050), Sevierville, TN, Minor damage. (-23) Medical 09-22-05. Pilot stated that he placed the gear handle in the down position but failed to make a visual inspection. Aircraft was landed gear up.…

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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