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FAA incident report · Cessna 210K · Fort Myers, FL · October 13, 2017

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Date
October 13, 2017 · 18:21 local
Place
Fort Myers, FL
Airport
Page Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N896SA
Reported as
Cessna 210K
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,542 total892 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N896SARegistered now · Cessna 210KS/N 21059358 · Built 1970Airframe modelCessna 210KEngine modelContinental IO-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.

The pilot put the landing gear lever in the down position. The pilot noticed that the light did not illuminate indicating the gear was down and locked. The pilot's window, the main landing gear was seen just flopping. An attempt was made to use the emergency gear lever to get the landing gear in the down and locked position. The pilot was unable to get sufficient hydraulic pressure to operate the landing gear. The pilot noticed that the sight glass located by the landing gear lever was not showing hydraulic fluid. The pilot landed the aircraft and the landing gear collapsed. No major or structural damage was noted. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT PUT THE LANDING GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT'S WINDOW, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SEEN JUST FLOPPING. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO USE THE EMERGENCY GEAR LEVER TO GET THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET SUFFICIENT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO OPERATE THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE SIGHT GLASS LOCATED BY THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS NOT SHOWING HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. NO MAJOR OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. NO INJURIES.