20210220003739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Bartow, FL · February 20, 2021

Date: February 20, 2021 · 16:35 local
Place: Bartow, FL
Airport: Bartow Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N210GE
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA21LA146
Reported as: Cessna P210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520-P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,260 total

N210GERegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000655 Airframe modelCessna P210N

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What happened

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

The pilot stated that he departed kbow enroute to kgmu, upon climbing thru 5000 ft AGL. The pilot heard clicking noises, and he saw the amp meter was pegging to the left to full discharge. The pilot stated that he checked the circuit breakers to see if any of them were popped, they were not. Upon reaching 14000 ft AGL. The pilot said he could not attribute the situation to anything so he decided to return to kbow. The pilot stated that he had a cross wind from the left. He stated that he flared and kept the left wing down, and touched down with the left ldg first then the nose. Then he felt the tail seemed to fall from right under him. When the aircraft came to rest on the runway, the pilot stated that he got out of the aircraft uninjured. He noticed both main ldg had collapsed and the nose gear was locked in the gear down position.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED KBOW ENROUTE TO KGMU, UPON CLIMBING THRU 5000 FT AGL. THE PILOT HEARD CLICKING NOISES, AND HE SAW THE AMP METER WAS PEGGING TO THE LEFT TO FULL DISCHARGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CHECKED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO SEE IF ANY OF THEM WERE POPPED, THEY WERE NOT. UPON REACHING 14000 FT AGL. THE PILOT SAID HE COULD NOT ATTRIBUTE THE SITUATION TO ANYTHING SO HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO KBOW. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A CROSS WIND FROM THE LEFT. HE STATED THAT HE FLARED AND KEPT THE LEFT WING DOWN, AND TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE LEFT LDG FIRST THEN THE NOSE. THEN HE FELT THE TAIL SEEMED TO FALL FROM RIGHT UNDER HIM. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. HE NOTICED BOTH MAIN LDG HAD COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS LOCKED IN THE GEAR DOWN POSITION.

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 ERA21LA146Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBartow, FLA leaking left main landing gear down lock actuator, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid and a subsequent landing gear collapse during landing.Feb 20, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N210GE · 1

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

Accident 20220308003699ALanding: Approach · Englewood, COOn March 8, 2022 at 2117Z, N210GE was approaching Centennial Airport (apa) from the south on the ILS 35R approach. During the approach, Centennial tower instructed the aircraft to sidestep for landing on runway 35L. At approximately 500 feet AGL, the aircraft…Mar 8, 2022 · Substantial damage