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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210C · Ypsilanti, MI · August 12, 2015

Date: August 12, 2015 · 09:49 local
Place: Ypsilanti, MI
Airport: Willow Run
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N71EG
Reported as: Cessna 210C
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total200 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N71EGRegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2018 · Cessna 210CS/N 21058104 · Built 1962 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.

Aircraft flew from det to yip. Nose gear down lock light did not iluminate. Pilot cycled gear multiple times and flew past the tower for a visual. Tower indicated nose gear was down though the locked indicator light was still not illuminated. Pliot performed touchdown on mains holding nose up as long as possible before letting it settle on runway. Nose touched down, rolled a bit, settled, and then partially retracted. Engine was at idle when prop contacted the runway stopping the engine. Nose gear doors show runway damage. Once fire rescue reached the aircraft pilot (also an A&P / IA) was able to have tail held down and pulled nose gear out to locked position allowing easier tow off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT FLEW FROM DET TO YIP. NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK LIGHT DID NOT ILUMINATE. PILOT CYCLED GEAR MULTIPLE TIMES AND FLEW PAST THE TOWER FOR A VISUAL. TOWER INDICATED NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN THOUGH THE LOCKED INDICATOR LIGHT WAS STILL NOT ILLUMINATED. PLIOT PERFORMED TOUCHDOWN ON MAINS HOLDING NOSE UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE BEFORE LETTING IT SETTLE ON RUNWAY. NOSE TOUCHED DOWN, ROLLED A BIT, SETTLED, AND THEN PARTIALLY RETRACTED. ENGINE WAS AT IDLE WHEN PROP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY STOPPING THE ENGINE. NOSE GEAR DOORS SHOW RUNWAY DAMAGE. ONCE FIRE RESCUE REACHED THE AIRCRAFT PILOT (ALSO AN A&P / IA) WAS ABLE TO HAVE TAIL HELD DOWN AND PULLED NOSE GEAR OUT TO LOCKED POSITION ALLOWING EASIER TOW OFF THE RUNWAY.