OpenAirDocs.org

20200411013269I

Incident · Minor damage
Open the Markdown

FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · Oakland, CA · April 11, 2020

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
April 11, 2020 · 16:18 local
Place
Oakland, CA
Airport
Oakland
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N210VV
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,045 total
N210VVRegistered now · Cessna T210NS/N 21063214 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna T210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

An inspection authorization designated airframe and powerplant mechanic performed an annual inspection on the aircraft, a top overhaul and exhaust system replacement was performed on the engine as well. Upon completion of maintenance and inspection, the aircraft performed an engine break-in flight originating from san carlos airport (sql) for approximately 1.5 hours. Upon completion of flight on approach to sql the nose gear would not extend. The gear was cycled multiple times both normally and through emergency extension both failed to extend the nose gear. The pilot declared an inflight emergency and was instructed to proceed to Oakland international airport (oak) due to their increased infrastructure to handle the inflight emergency. Upon reaching Oakland the aircraft landed nose gear up on runway 28L at approximately 1618 local without further incident.

Upon inspection multiple fasteners were discovered to be missing from an access panel next to the right nose gear door. This allowed the nose gear door to become lodged under the access panel. The nose gear was unable to overcome this mechanical binding, preventing the gear from extending.

As the FAA filed it

AN INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION DESIGNATED AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC PERFORMED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON THE AIRCRAFT, A TOP OVERHAUL AND EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACEMENT WAS PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE AS WELL. UPON COMPLETION OF MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION, THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN ENGINE BREAK-IN FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM SAN CARLOS AIRPORT (SQL) FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS. UPON COMPLETION OF FLIGHT ON APPROACH TO SQL THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED MULTIPLE TIMES BOTH NORMALLY AND THROUGH EMERGENCY EXTENSION BOTH FAILED TO EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT DECLARED AN INFLIGHT EMERGENCY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO PROCEED TO OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (OAK) DUE TO THEIR INCREASED INFRASTRUCTURE TO HANDLE THE INFLIGHT EMERGENCY. UPON REACHING OAKLAND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 28L AT APPROXIMATELY 1618 LOCAL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

UPON INSPECTION MULTIPLE FASTENERS WERE DISCOVERED TO BE MISSING FROM AN ACCESS PANEL NEXT TO THE RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR. THIS ALLOWED THE NOSE GEAR DOOR TO BECOME LODGED UNDER THE ACCESS PANEL. THE NOSE GEAR WAS UNABLE TO OVERCOME THIS MECHANICAL BINDING, PREVENTING THE GEAR FROM EXTENDING.