What happened
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On January 08, 2015 at approximately 16:40, a Cessna 210, registration number N9565X operating CFR part 91 experienced a situation where the landing gear would not retract after takeoff. The flight was scheduled from jefferson city memorial airport (jef) to Sullivan regional airport (uuv) in Sullivan, MO.
The aircraft was enroute to (uuv) with the landing gear issue and the pilot phoned airframe and power-plant mechanic privacy data omitted. The pilot attempted to extend the gear several times with no success. The mechanic and the pilot discussed performing the emergency landing gear procedure. The pilot attempted the procedure and the main gears would not go to the down and locked position. The nose gear was in the down and locked position. The pilot then attempted a gear up landing at (uuv) airport. The landing was on the runway at a low airspeed. The pilot used the rudder and aileron at the last moment to try to steer the aircraft off the runway and ended up on the edge of the runway in the grass. The pilot was the soul person onboard and there were no injuries. The aircraft ended up tipping to the right resulting in the right wing and right horizontal contacting the ground resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 08, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:40, A CESSNA 210, REGISTRATION NUMBER N9565X OPERATING CFR PART 91 EXPERIENCED A SITUATION WHERE THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT WAS SCHEDULED FROM JEFFERSON CITY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (JEF) TO SULLIVAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (UUV) IN SULLIVAN, MO.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO (UUV) WITH THE LANDING GEAR ISSUE AND THE PILOT PHONED AIRFRAME AND POWER-PLANT MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. THE MECHANIC AND THE PILOT DISCUSSED PERFORMING THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR PROCEDURE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED THE PROCEDURE AND THE MAIN GEARS WOULD NOT GO TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE NOSE GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED A GEAR UP LANDING AT (UUV) AIRPORT. THE LANDING WAS ON THE RUNWAY AT A LOW AIRSPEED. THE PILOT USED THE RUDDER AND AILERON AT THE LAST MOMENT TO TRY TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS. THE PILOT WAS THE SOUL PERSON ONBOARD AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP TIPPING TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL CONTACTING THE GROUND RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
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