20121115025559I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210D · Panama City, FL · November 15, 2012

Date: November 15, 2012 · 16:00 local
Place: Panama City, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N10RV
Reported as: Cessna 210D
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,054 total424 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N10RVRegistered now · Cessna 210DS/N 21058418 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 210D Engine modelContinental IO-520 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 take-off the pilot selected to retract landing gear, but did not get a up and locked confirmation light. Pilot observed through mirrors the left main landing gear was half way retracted. Pilot cycled gear selector several times with movement from the nose and right main gear, but no movement from the left main gear. Pilot declared an emergency, burned excessive fuel and performed an emergency landing with the gear partially extended. On landing the gear collapsed and aircraft skidded to a stop with minor damage to aircraft and no injuries to the pilot. Maintenance personnel found the left main landing gear saddle assembly broken, preventing the extension and retraction of left main gear. Saddle assembly had been installed since aircraft was manufactured.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKE-OFF THE PILOT SELECTED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR, BUT DID NOT GET A UP AND LOCKED CONFIRMATION LIGHT. PILOT OBSERVED THROUGH MIRRORS THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS HALF WAY RETRACTED. PILOT CYCLED GEAR SELECTOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH MOVEMENT FROM THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR, BUT NO MOVEMENT FROM THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, BURNED EXCESSIVE FUEL AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH THE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. ON LANDING THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SADDLE ASSEMBLY BROKEN, PREVENTING THE EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OF LEFT MAIN GEAR. SADDLE ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN INSTALLED SINCE AIRCRAFT WAS MANUFACTURED.