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FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Mesa, AZ · August 13, 2013

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Date
August 13, 2013 · 10:35 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6328P
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,395 total1,820 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days
N6328PRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000170 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna P210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-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 08/13/2013 the pilot was returning to his home base Mesa falcon field (ffz) after a short flight to pinal county, AZ. The pilot entered the traffic pattern at approximately 10:15 am for runway 04 landing falcon field.

After performing his first gump check he noticed he did not have a green indication light indicting the landing gear is down and locked, ( Cessna P210 only have one green light for the 3 main landing gear). The pilot checked the green light by a press to test procedure which determined if the indicator light was operating normally.

The pilot reported the situation to the tower and requested a fly by. The tower confirmed the aircraft had 3 landing gear in the down position. The pilot requested to leave the pattern to execute the emergency landing gear extension check list and perform some maneuvers which might aid in a down and locked position.

The pilot after several attempts returned to (ffz) where he made a slow approach setting the aircraft down on the main gear first and holding the nose off the runway for as long as possible. The pilot slowly set the nose down on the runway and as the aircraft slowed the nose of the aircraft begun to fall. The aircraft continued to slow down to approximately 15 knots when the nose of the aircraft continued to fall striking the propeller and coming to rest.

As the FAA filed it

ON 08/13/2013 THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO HIS HOME BASE MESA FALCON FIELD (FFZ) AFTER A SHORT FLIGHT TO PINAL COUNTY, AZ. THE PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 AM FOR RUNWAY 04 LANDING FALCON FIELD.

AFTER PERFORMING HIS FIRST GUMP CHECK HE NOTICED HE DID NOT HAVE A GREEN INDICATION LIGHT INDICTING THE LANDING GEAR IS DOWN AND LOCKED, ( CESSNA P210 ONLY HAVE ONE GREEN LIGHT FOR THE 3 MAIN LANDING GEAR). THE PILOT CHECKED THE GREEN LIGHT BY A PRESS TO TEST PROCEDURE WHICH DETERMINED IF THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY.

THE PILOT REPORTED THE SITUATION TO THE TOWER AND REQUESTED A FLY BY. THE TOWER CONFIRMED THE AIRCRAFT HAD 3 LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO LEAVE THE PATTERN TO EXECUTE THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION CHECK LIST AND PERFORM SOME MANEUVERS WHICH MIGHT AID IN A DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.

THE PILOT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS RETURNED TO (FFZ) WHERE HE MADE A SLOW APPROACH SETTING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR FIRST AND HOLDING THE NOSE OFF THE RUNWAY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. THE PILOT SLOWLY SET THE NOSE DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BEGUN TO FALL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS WHEN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FALL STRIKING THE PROPELLER AND COMING TO REST.