20180114000809I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Circleville, OH · January 14, 2018

Date: January 14, 2018 · 16:24 local
Place: Circleville, OH
Airport: Pickaway County Memorial
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5486W
Reported as: Cessna P210N
Reported engine: Continental TCM R-IO550P5S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,800 total100 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On January 14, 2018 the aircraft departed Pickaway County Memorial Airport on a maintenance test flight to check engine parameters. Returning to the airport the main wheels extended normally but the pilot was not able to get the nose gear to extend. Both normal and emergency procedures were used several times in an attempt to get nose gear to extend without any success. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing with the main wheels down and locked resulting in only minor aircraft damage. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. After picking the aircraft up the nose wheel extended normally and locked into place. Damage noted during investigation was limited to propeller, front gear doors and engine exhaust. It was also noted that the hydraulic reservoir was over full.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 14, 2018 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PICKAWAY COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT ON A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT TO CHECK ENGINE PARAMETERS. RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT THE MAIN WHEELS EXTENDED NORMALLY BUT THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND. BOTH NORMAL AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE USED SEVERAL TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH THE MAIN WHEELS DOWN AND LOCKED RESULTING IN ONLY MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. AFTER PICKING THE AIRCRAFT UP THE NOSE WHEEL EXTENDED NORMALLY AND LOCKED INTO PLACE. DAMAGE NOTED DURING INVESTIGATION WAS LIMITED TO PROPELLER, FRONT GEAR DOORS AND ENGINE EXHAUST. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS OVER FULL.