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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210C · Juneau, AK · July 11, 2015

Date: July 11, 2015 · 16:48 local
Place: Juneau, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3607Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC15LA048
Reported as: Cessna 210C
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N3607YRegistered now · Cessna 210CS/N 21058107 Airframe modelCessna 210C Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot attempted to extend the landing gear of a CE-210 on an approach to hnh but only the nose gear extended and locked. The main gear legs did not fully extend. The pilot attempted to cycle the gear and although he could hear the hydraulic pump operating the gear did not respond. At this point the pilot elected to return to Juneau where there was a longer runway, emergency personnel, and repair services. The pilot shutdown the engine just before touchdown and as the weight transfered onto the mains the gear legs were pushed back into the gear wells. The aircraft was substantially damaged as it rolled onto and bent the left horizontal. The wingtip, gear doors and tail also received minor damage.

Neither the pilot or the passenger received any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR OF A CE-210 ON AN APPROACH TO HNH BUT ONLY THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED. THE MAIN GEAR LEGS DID NOT FULLY EXTEND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE GEAR AND ALTHOUGH HE COULD HEAR THE HYDRAULIC PUMP OPERATING THE GEAR DID NOT RESPOND. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO JUNEAU WHERE THERE WAS A LONGER RUNWAY, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL, AND REPAIR SERVICES. THE PILOT SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AND AS THE WEIGHT TRANSFERED ONTO THE MAINS THE GEAR LEGS WERE PUSHED BACK INTO THE GEAR WELLS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AS IT ROLLED ONTO AND BENT THE LEFT HORIZONTAL. THE WINGTIP, GEAR DOORS AND TAIL ALSO RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.

NEITHER THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER RECEIVED ANY INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC15LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJuneau, AKA loss of hydraulic fluid due to a fractured left main landing gear hydraulic actuator as a result of a fatigue crack, which led to the landing gear collapsing upon touchdown.Jul 12, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3607Y · 2

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

Accident 20180114000829ALanding: Touchdown · Juneau, AKThis was a local flight. On base leg the pilot put the gear handle down, however, the landing gear did not come down. The pilot called the tower to cancel landing clearance and departed the pattern to trouble shoot this problem. The pilot pumped the gear…Jan 14, 2018 · Minor damage Incident 19820502017379ILevel Off Touchdown · Forsyth, MTLanded gear up. Power approach kept warning horn silenced.May 2, 1982 · Minor damage