# Accident 20161018017629A: Cessna T210L, Pflugerville, TX, October 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2016, 10:15 local time
- Place: Pflugerville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3975° N, 97.5664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3975&lon=-97.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210LC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161018017629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

1. DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT:  THE PIC OF N210LC,  DEPARTED BYY (BAY CITY, TX) FOR EDC (AUSTIN, TX) AT 0900 ON 10/18/2016. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR ENROUTE HE APPROACHED EDC FOR LANDING. NO GREEN LIGHT WAS RECEIVED AFTER PUTTING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN. PILOT WENT THROUGH HIS PROCEDURE FOR EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, ALTHOUGH THE CHECKLIST WAS NOT CONSULTED. NO RESISTANCE WAS FELT ON THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR HANDLE AFTER PUMPING. A MIRROR INDICATED THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN, AND PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER COULD SEE BOTH MAIN GEARS DOWN. NO GREEN PANEL LIGHT WAS PRESENT TO INDICATE A LOCKED POSITION, HOWEVER. AFTER LANDING ON RWY 16 THE RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, SPUN TO THE RIGHT, AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS, CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY, FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF LANDING. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR QUALIFIED THE EVENT AS AN ACCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL AND RELOCATED TO THE RAMP, WHERE IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INSPECTED BY FAA OPERATIONS. THE RIGHT MAIN WAS MANUALLY PULLED INTO THE LOCKED POSITION BY A MECHANIC AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED. WHEN THE FAA ARRIVED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SITTING ON THE RAMP WITH ALL THREE WHEELS DOWN AND LOCKED. PUMPING OF THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE BY FAA ON THE RAMP REVEALED A HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK NEAR THE PUMP WITH NO RESISTANCE BEING FELT ON THE HANDLE. APPARENTLY THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO LOCK THE RIGHT MAIN.

2. CAUSAL AND OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS NOT ALREADY ADDRESSED: THE PILOT LOCATED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST POST-ACCIDENT AND REVIEWED IT WITH FAA. ALL THE STEPS IN THE CHECKLIST WERE ACCOMPLISHED; NO DIFFERENCE WOULD HAVE RESULTED HAD THE CHECKLIST BEEN USED. HOWEVER, STRONG COUNSEL WAS GIVEN REGARDING THE USE OF ABNORMAL/EMERGENCY CHECKLISTS AS OPPOSED TO RELYING ON AIRCRAFT KNOWLEDGE, AS EACH CASE MAY BE DIFFERENT. FAA AIRWORTHINESS LOOKED AT AIRCRAFT ON 10/20/2016. NO LEAK WAS EVIDENT ON THAT INSPECTION. REASON UNKNOWN.

3. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTION ACTION TO REDUCE RISK OF FUTURE OCCURRENCE:  NONE

4. COMMENTS IF ANY:  NONE

## 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 CEN17LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA022), Oct 18, 2016: Cessna T210L (N210LC), Pflugerville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Landing gear collapse upon landing due to a hydraulic leak that led to insufficient pressure to fully extend and lock the gear in a down position.

## Other reports on N210LC (1)

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

- [Incident 19810419025979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810419025979I), Apr 19, 1981: Cessna T210L (N210LC), Salinas, CA, Minor damage. Pilot ran out of fuel on final approach. Landed off airport gear up.

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.

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