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FAA incident report · Cessna 210B · Omaha, NE · February 5, 2021

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Date
February 5, 2021 · 13:30 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9593X
Reported as
Cessna 210B
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
22,500 total
N9593XRegistered now · Cessna 210BS/N 21057893Airframe modelCessna 210BEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

-Received notice of a gear up landing. -the aircraft was relocated to a secure hanger by the airport authority after consulting with flight standards district office (FSDO).

We assessed the aircraft in a secure hanger. Items of note as follows:

1) Sustained minor damage to main landing gear doors.

2) Sustained minor abrasion of paint exposing fiberglass on left hand wing tip

3) Sustained minor abrasion of paint to left hand elevator end cap.

4) Hydraulic fluid was pooled on the ground underneath center section by main gear.

5) Evidence of hydraulic fluid leakage in center pedestal area in cockpit. Hydraulic fluid was pooled on top of a flight control trim wheel. Evidence of fluid streaking from pedestal cutouts above flight control trim wheel.

6) Hydraulic reservoir had approximately one inch of fluid left in sight glass.

7) No damage to aircraft belly or antennas.

-We proceeded to airport operations to review video of the gear up landing. Video reviewed with following results:

1) Aircraft shown with gear legs in trail of normal down and locked position.

2) The aircraft remained upright until end of landing roll and then tipped to left hand side.

3) Ground crew lifted the aircraft with a sling. When the aircraft was raised, the landing gear moved to down position. The aircraft was placed on a trailer. While it was settling on the trailer, the gear again began to collapse. The aircraft was lifted up. Ground crew then pulled each main gear leg forward into the down and locked position. The aircraft was set on trailer a second time with satisfactory results.

Pilot interviews noted the following results:

1) Pilot flying was receiving instrument instruction.

2) Each pilot reported approaching the airport and gear would not come down full lock. They completed approximately one hour of flight in area to troubleshoot, make multiple attempts at gear down selection, and try emergency gear extension.

3) Pilot receiving instruction is privacy data omitted

-privacy data omitted has had trouble contracting local maintenance to determine cause of system malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

-RECEIVED NOTICE OF A GEAR UP LANDING. -THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO A SECURE HANGER BY THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY AFTER CONSULTING WITH FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO).

WE ASSESSED THE AIRCRAFT IN A SECURE HANGER. ITEMS OF NOTE AS FOLLOWS:

1) SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS.

2) SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASION OF PAINT EXPOSING FIBERGLASS ON LEFT HAND WING TIP

3) SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASION OF PAINT TO LEFT HAND ELEVATOR END CAP.

4) HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS POOLED ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH CENTER SECTION BY MAIN GEAR.

5) EVIDENCE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKAGE IN CENTER PEDESTAL AREA IN COCKPIT. HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS POOLED ON TOP OF A FLIGHT CONTROL TRIM WHEEL. EVIDENCE OF FLUID STREAKING FROM PEDESTAL CUTOUTS ABOVE FLIGHT CONTROL TRIM WHEEL.

6) HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR HAD APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH OF FLUID LEFT IN SIGHT GLASS.

7) NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT BELLY OR ANTENNAS.

-WE PROCEEDED TO AIRPORT OPERATIONS TO REVIEW VIDEO OF THE GEAR UP LANDING. VIDEO REVIEWED WITH FOLLOWING RESULTS:

1) AIRCRAFT SHOWN WITH GEAR LEGS IN TRAIL OF NORMAL DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.

2) THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT UNTIL END OF LANDING ROLL AND THEN TIPPED TO LEFT HAND SIDE.

3) GROUND CREW LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH A SLING. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED, THE LANDING GEAR MOVED TO DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON A TRAILER. WHILE IT WAS SETTLING ON THE TRAILER, THE GEAR AGAIN BEGAN TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED UP. GROUND CREW THEN PULLED EACH MAIN GEAR LEG FORWARD INTO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SET ON TRAILER A SECOND TIME WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.

PILOT INTERVIEWS NOTED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS:

1) PILOT FLYING WAS RECEIVING INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTION.

2) EACH PILOT REPORTED APPROACHING THE AIRPORT AND GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN FULL LOCK. THEY COMPLETED APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT IN AREA TO TROUBLESHOOT, MAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT GEAR DOWN SELECTION, AND TRY EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION.

3) PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

-^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS HAD TROUBLE CONTRACTING LOCAL MAINTENANCE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.