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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210M · January 30, 2016

Date: January 30, 2016 · 06:10 local
Airport: Chandler Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N732SJ
Reported as: Cessna T210M
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 940 total14 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N732SJRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2023 · Cessna T210MS/N 21061735 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna T210M Engine 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.

1/30/2016 - Discussion with pilot indicated that he had taken off from chd for a local flight. Upon gear retraction the gear did not cycle into the retracted position. He made a flight by the tower for them to observe gear position. They visually confirmed the gear was not fully retracted. The pilot flew around for a while attempting to get the gear to transition using the normal gear electrical system. Finally he used the emergency handle to release the gear and was able to pump the gear to the down and locked position.

Pilot landed without further incident at chd.

Maintenance inspected landing gear system and determine the MLG pressure switch was inoperative (open all the time). Pressure switch was removed, cleaned, inspected, and tested and re-installed. Gear retraction test was successfully conducted multiple times with no further hang-up conditions. Aircraft returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

1/30/2016 - DISCUSSION WITH PILOT INDICATED THAT HE HAD TAKEN OFF FROM CHD FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. UPON GEAR RETRACTION THE GEAR DID NOT CYCLE INTO THE RETRACTED POSITION. HE MADE A FLIGHT BY THE TOWER FOR THEM TO OBSERVE GEAR POSITION. THEY VISUALLY CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY RETRACTED. THE PILOT FLEW AROUND FOR A WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET THE GEAR TO TRANSITION USING THE NORMAL GEAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FINALLY HE USED THE EMERGENCY HANDLE TO RELEASE THE GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE GEAR TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.

PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT CHD.

MAINTENANCE INSPECTED LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND DETERMINE THE MLG PRESSURE SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE (OPEN ALL THE TIME). PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REMOVED, CLEANED, INSPECTED, AND TESTED AND RE-INSTALLED. GEAR RETRACTION TEST WAS SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO FURTHER HANG-UP CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Other reports on N732SJ · 1

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

Accident 20190309010659ALanding: Touchdown · Chandler, AZAirman was distracted on downwind searching for helicopter traffic crossing below and failed to return to before landing checklist. Aircraft landed gear up. Gear warning horn did not activate. Airman was interviewed and took full responsibility. Counselling…Mar 9, 2019 · Substantial damage