# Accident 20160319002009A: Cessna 210L, Myrtle Beach, SC, March 19, 2016 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 19, 2016, 10:20 local time - Place: Myrtle Beach, SC - Airport: Myrtle Beach International - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.6831° N, 78.9292° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6831&lon=-78.9292&mi=10 - Aircraft: N59196, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59196-2019-05-13) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA135) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160319002009A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON MARCH 19, 2016, AT 1020 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 210L, N59196, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE MYRTLE BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MYR), MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE CORPORATION AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MYR AT 1001 AND WAS DESTINED FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT (HXD), HILTON HEAD, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A THOROUGH PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND ENGINE RUN-UP UTILIZING THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS BEFORE HE DEPARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, WITH THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS FULLY RETRACTED, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HE BEGAN TO LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER AND CONTACTED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO LET THEM KNOW THAT HE HAD AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE AND WANTED TO RETURN TO MYR. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS CLEARED TO RETURN TO MYR AND SHORTLY AFTER HE TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT, HE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE ADULT PASSENGER CALLED THE CONTROL TOWER VIA A CELL PHONE, WHO IN TURN, CLEARED HIM TO LAND. THE PILOT SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE LANDING GEAR DOWN WITH THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE, BUT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND. ONLY THE NOSE WHEEL EXTENDED TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT FURTHER DESCRIBED THAT IT TYPICALLY REQUIRED ABOUT 45-47 PUMPS OF THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE TO MOVE THE GEAR INTO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION; HOWEVER DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, AFTER ABOUT 10 PUMPS HE COULD SENSE THERE WAS NO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN THE SYSTEM AND IT "DIDN'T SEEM NORMAL." THE PILOT CONTINUED TO TRY AND PUMP THE GEAR DOWN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE HE REALIZED THAT THE MAIN GEAR WAS NOT GOING TO EXTEND AND HE WOULD HAVE TO LAND WITH UNSECURE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE LANDING WAS VERY SMOOTH AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR HELD THE SUPPORT OF THE AIRPLANE FOR A WHILE BEFORE THEY BOTH COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE BELLY OF THE FUSELAGE WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER BLADES. THE AIRPLANE WAS RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. ## 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 ERA16LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA135), Mar 19, 2016: Cessna 210L (N59196), Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of electrical power, which resulted from the separation of an alternator wire due to corrosion. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the emergency landing gear extension… ## Other reports on N59196 (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20170128016129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170128016129A), Jan 28, 2017: Cessna 210L (N59196), Charleston, WV, Substantial damage. During the touchdown phase of flight the aircraft, due to mismanaging contols, began to oscillate causing loss of control. The pilot was unable to regain… - [Accident 19750726023529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750726023529A), Jul 26, 1975: Cessna 210L (N59196), Poca, WV, Substantial damage. Lndd in swamp. 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.