# Accident 20151106020329A: Cessna P210N, Atlanta, GA, November 6, 2015 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 6, 2015, 17:10 local time - Place: Atlanta, GA - Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.8797° N, 84.2986° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8797&lon=-84.2986&mi=10 - Aircraft: N731LT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731LT) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N - Reported engine: ALLISON 250-B17F - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 3,461 total, 1,206 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA042) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151106020329A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WHILE ON AN ILS APPROACH INTO DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT (PDK), THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AS HE APPROACHED THE FINAL APPROACH FIX, BUT HE GOT DISTRACTED BECAUSE HIS GLIDESLOPE INDICATOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE DID NOT REMEMBER EVER CROSS CHECKING A GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION (THIS AIRCRAFT ONLY HAS ONE GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHT). HE SAID THAT THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL AND SMOOTH. AFTER ROLLING APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET, HE SAID THAT HE HEARD A SNAP AND FELT THE PLANE DROP TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED ANOTHER 200 FEET BEFORE EXITING RUNWAY 21L INTO SOFT MUD AND GRASS. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT SOME POINT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR MUST HAVE DROPPED. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SHUTDOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY WITHOUT INJURY. INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED IT IN A LEFT WING DOWN POSITION, WITH BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLDED INTO THE WHEEL WELLS, AND THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB SPAR, LEFT ELEVATOR, AND AFT UNDERBELLY SKIN. THE ENGINE AND PROP DID NOT APPEAR TO SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE. MECHANICS WERE ABLE TO LIFT THE AIRCRAFT AND LOCK THE GEAR DOWN FOR TOWING. A HYDRAULIC LINE ON THE LEFT ACTUATOR HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED TO DO THIS. THE HYDRAULIC FLUID LEVEL WAS CHECKED BEFORE REMOVAL AND FOUND TO BE FULL. MECHANICS NOTED THAT THE FLUID THAT WAS DRAINED WAS FRESH LOOKING AND FREE OF DEBRIS. ADDITIONALLY, NO LEAKS OR HYDRAULIC RESIDUE WAS NOTED IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE ACTUATORS BEFORE THE LINE WAS DISCONNECTED. ONCE IN THE HANGAR AND UP ON JACKS, MECHANICS RECONNECTED THE HYDRAULIC LINE AND WERE ABLE TO PERFORM SEVERAL FAULT FREE (NORMAL AND EMERGENCY) GEAR CYCLES. THE GEAR WARNING MECHANISM WAS CHECKED FOR CORRECT OPERATION AND WAS FOUND TO BE WORKING. THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR LIGHT WORKED NORMALLY. THE MECHANIC DID REPORT THAT THE LEFT GEAR DOWN LIMIT SWITCH DID FEEL A LITTLE STICKY; HOWEVER, DESPITE THIS STICKY FEELING SWITCH, THE GEAR CYCLED PROPERLY ON EVERY ATTEMPT WHILE IN THE SHOP. ## 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 ERA16LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA042), Nov 6, 2015: Cessna P210 (N731LT), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed extension of the landing gear and his failure to ensure that the main landing gear (MLG) were down and locked before touchdown, which resulted in the collapse of both MLG.… ## Other reports on N731LT (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20181208017869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181208017869A), Dec 8, 2018: Cessna P210N (N731LT), Meyerstown, PA, Destroyed. Iic assisted by operations inspector arrived on-scene. Observation revealed aircraft impacted nose low and left wing down. Propeller was located approximately… 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. 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