# Accident 20130616017559A: Cessna T210L, Fresno, CA, June 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2013, 11:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Yosemity International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7725° N, 119.7178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7725&lon=-119.7178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94086, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94086-2016-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130616017559A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, BUT DID NOT GET A "UP & LOCKED" YELLOW LIGHT INDICATION.  LIGHTS (GREEN & YELLOW) WERE "TESTED" AND FOUND TO BE WORKING.  THE PIC DECIDED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET A DOWN AND LOCKED (GREEN LIGHT) INDICATOR.  THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR BY USE OF THE MANUAL  (EMERGENCY) PUMP WITH OUT SUCCESS.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED.  THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PIC OR PASSENGER.

INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK RESERVOIR TO BE EMPTY.  CAUSE OF THE DEPLETION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.  THE ELECTRIC MOTOR STILL OPERATED, HOWEVER, THE COUPLING BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE PUMP MAY HAVE BEEN SHEARED , BECAUSE NO SYSTEM PRESSURE COULD BE OBTAINED WHEN THE RESERVOIR WAS SERVICED AND THE POWER PACK ACTIVATED.  THERE WAS MANUAL PUMP PRESSURE OBTAINED.

## 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 WPR13LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA274), Jun 16, 2013: Cessna T210L (N94086), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hydraulic fluid leak in the nose landing gear actuator rod seal, which prevented the hydraulic system from building up sufficient pressure to fully retract or extend the main landing gear.

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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