# Accident 20120509007829A: Cessna T210K, Midland, TX, May 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2012, 10:52 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9389° N, 102.2011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9389&lon=-102.2011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727FA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N727FA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210K (registry code 2073447, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 40 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120509007829A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH INTO MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MAF) THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT COMPLETELY EXTEND AND LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION.  THIS WAS VERIFIED VISUALLY BY THE PILOT LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDOW.  THE PILOT STATED THE GREEN LANDING GEAR SAFE LIGHT INSIDE THE COCKPIT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT PUMPED THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE OVER 150 TIMES AND THEN THE PASSENGER TOOK OVER AND CONTINUED PUMPING.  THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR NEVER COMPLETELY EXTENDED.  THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 34L, WITH ONLY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.  AFTER LANDING, THE  AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD RIGHT AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CEN12LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA300), May 9, 2012: Cessna T210K (N727FA), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear to fully extend before landing due to a bent downlock adjustment screw.

## Other reports on N727FA (1)

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

- [Incident 20071030824419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071030824419I), Oct 30, 2007: Cessna T210K (N727FA), Houma, LA, Minor damage. (-23) The incident occurred about 2:45 the afternoon of the 30th of October, at the Houma, LA airport (khum). Pilot was flying N727FA from new iberia. The trip…

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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