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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Lititz, PA · September 16, 2016

Date: September 16, 2016 · 11:05 local
Place: Lititz, PA
Airport: Lancaster
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N224MH
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA16LA318
Reported as: Cessna P210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520SER
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,807 total

N224MHRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000089 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna P210N Engine modelTCM Cont 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.

Aircraft was cleared to land on rwy 8 at lns. Pilot states the landing gear position lever was in the down position. Pilot indicated the landing gear indicator showed the gear down and locked. There was no audible gear unsafe horn heard. ATC observed the landing gear in the down position. Upon touchdown, the gear unsafe horn sounded. After rollout, the left main landing gear collapsed followed by the right main landing gear. The airman evacuated the aircraft. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 8 AT LNS. PILOT STATES THE LANDING GEAR POSITION LEVER WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. PILOT INDICATED THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. THERE WAS NO AUDIBLE GEAR UNSAFE HORN HEARD. ATC OBSERVED THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE GEAR UNSAFE HORN SOUNDED. AFTER ROLLOUT, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRMAN EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. NO 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 ERA16LA318Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLancaster, PAA landing gear collapse during landing for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination and testing of the landing gear did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal…Sep 16, 2016 · Substantial damage