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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210M · Detroit Lakes, MN · April 5, 2017

Date: April 5, 2017 · 14:10 local
Place: Detroit Lakes, MN
Airport: Detroit Lakes-Wething Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1215M
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA148
Reported as: Cessna T210M
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total1 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N1215MRegistered now · Cessna T210MS/N 21061924 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna T210M Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The airplane was being flown to a maintenance facility for repair of an intermittent landing gear alarm. The airplane was flown with landing gear down and the circuit breaker to the landing gear pump was pulled out. The right landing gear downlock actuator failed. With the downlock actuator fail and the gear pump circuit breakers pull there was nothing holding the landing gear forward. After landing the right landing gear collapsed and caused the plane to go off the runway. As the gear collapsed the right horizontal stabilator was damaged substantially.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING FLOWN TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR REPAIR OF AN INTERMITTENT LANDING GEAR ALARM. THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO THE LANDING GEAR PUMP WAS PULLED OUT. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR FAILED. WITH THE DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR FAIL AND THE GEAR PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULL THERE WAS NOTHING HOLDING THE LANDING GEAR FORWARD. AFTER LANDING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND CAUSED THE PLANE TO GO OFF THE RUNWAY. AS THE GEAR COLLAPSED THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILATOR WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY.

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 CEN17LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDetroit Lakes, MNThe malfunction of the right main landing gear actuator for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Contributing to the accident was the improper…Apr 5, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1215M · 2

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

Accident 20210502007999ATakeoff: Departure Roll · Oxford, IAThe pilot was performing touch and go landings at the private airport during gusty crosswind conditions. The wind exceeded the maximum limitations of the aircraft. A witness stated the aircraft bounced on the runway three times before leaving the runway and…May 2, 2021 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 19940127001109AFinal Approach-IFR · Olathe, KSMissed two approaches to two airports. Saw ixd beacon. Engine quit on approach. Low fuel unported possible cause.Jan 27, 1994 · Substantial damage