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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210C · Juneau, AK · January 14, 2018

Date: January 14, 2018 · 14:42 local
Place: Juneau, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3607Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC18LA019
Reported as: Cessna 210C
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,950 total600 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N3607YRegistered now · Cessna 210CS/N 21058107 Airframe modelCessna 210C Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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This was a local flight. On base leg the pilot put the gear handle down, however, the landing gear did not come down. The pilot called the tower to cancel landing clearance and departed the pattern to trouble shoot this problem. The pilot pumped the gear down. After two cycles, only air was coming. The nose wheel came down and locked. The mains did not. The pilot tried steep turns and high g force maneuvers to bring the gear down, however, his efforts did not work. The pilot returned for landing, and touched down at a reduced airspeed. The aircraft settled onto the runway surface, and turned toward the right as the right tank had more fuel than the left.

As the FAA filed it

THIS WAS A LOCAL FLIGHT. ON BASE LEG THE PILOT PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN, HOWEVER, THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN. THE PILOT CALLED THE TOWER TO CANCEL LANDING CLEARANCE AND DEPARTED THE PATTERN TO TROUBLE SHOOT THIS PROBLEM. THE PILOT PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN. AFTER TWO CYCLES, ONLY AIR WAS COMING. THE NOSE WHEEL CAME DOWN AND LOCKED. THE MAINS DID NOT. THE PILOT TRIED STEEP TURNS AND HIGH G FORCE MANEUVERS TO BRING THE GEAR DOWN, HOWEVER, HIS EFFORTS DID NOT WORK. THE PILOT RETURNED FOR LANDING, AND TOUCHED DOWN AT A REDUCED AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND TURNED TOWARD THE RIGHT AS THE RIGHT TANK HAD MORE FUEL THAN THE LEFT.

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 ANC18LA019Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportJuneau, AKA loss of hydraulic fluid due to a fatigue failure of the right main landing gear hydraulic actuator, which resulted in the pilot's inability to fully extend the landing gear and a main landing gear collapse during the landing roll.Jan 14, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3607Y · 2

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

Accident 20150711011479ALanding: Rollout · Juneau, AKThe pilot attempted to extend the landing gear of a CE-210 on an approach to hnh but only the nose gear extended and locked. The main gear legs did not fully extend. The pilot attempted to cycle the gear and although he could hear the hydraulic pump operating…Jul 11, 2015 · Substantial damage Incident 19820502017379ILevel Off Touchdown · Forsyth, MTLanded gear up. Power approach kept warning horn silenced.May 2, 1982 · Minor damage