# Accident 20190730012929A: Cessna 210E, Chattanooga, TN, July 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2019, 15:10 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0317° N, 85.2047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0317&lon=-85.2047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2362F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2362F-2021-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190730012929A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE OUT OF DESTIN FL, PILOT STATED THAT THE GEAR TRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ON WHEN SELECTING THE GEAR UP. PILOT STATED THAT HE CYCLED THE GEAR AND LEFT THE GEAR HANDLE IN A NEUTRAL POSITION SO THAT THE MOTOR WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO RUN. ON DESCENT INTO 2A0, THE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RAN THE CHECKLIST AND HIS WIFE TRIED TO PUMP THE GEAR DOWN USING THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE. WHILE SHE WAS DOING THIS, HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS SPRAYING HER ON THE FOOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A FLYOVER AND WAS TOLD FROM TOWER THAT HIS TWO MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DIVERT TO CHA DUE TO THE LACK OF EMERGENCY GROUND CREW AT 2A0. AT CHA THE PILOT LANDED WITH ONLY THE NOSE WHEEL DOWN AND LOCKED.

## 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 ERA19LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA239), Jul 30, 2019: Cessna 210 (N2362F), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper maintenance of the airplane’s landing gear system, which resulted in a hydraulic fluid leak and insufficient pressure to extend and lock the landing gear during the accident flight.

## Other reports on N2362F (2)

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

- [Incident 20010226001469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010226001469I), Feb 26, 2001: Cessna 210E (N2362F), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was late to extend the landing gear.
- [Incident 19990518018779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990518018779I), May 18, 1999: Cessna 210E (N2362F), Ft Lauderdale, FL. (-5)On 05/18/99, while instructor pilot was performing touch'n'go landings with student pilot at the controls, at fxe, pilot stated that while going throught…

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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