What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 7, 2021, at 1200 MDT, N210E, a Cessna 210D centurion, single engine reciprocating aircraft, registered to privacy data omitted, was on the landing rollout at Silver City, grant county regional airport (svc) when the landing gear collapsed. N210E had just completed an uneventful 3 hour flight from moab, UT. No flight plan was filed. VFR conditions prevailed at svc. The commercial pilot was not injured. N210E sustained minor damage.
The gear collapse occurred as N210E was decelerating (pilot estimated less than 20 knots). It came to a stop on the centerline; no evident pulling left or right. N210E has a history of mechanical gear failure, the previous occurred with a different pilot/owner on November 1, 2015, at double eagle airport (aeg). The investigation of that incident (ASW0120160004/SW01201600811) determined the cause was due to faulty landing gear micro switches which indicated the gear as down and locked before that condition existed. The pilot was also responsible because he failed to visually confirm that the gear were down and locked.
The cause of the 2021 incident cannot be determined as the chain of evidence was broken. After the aircraft was moved, no inspection of landing gear functionality occurred. The owner decided to sell the airplane for salvage and disassembly of many parts has taken place.
The pilot was counselled concerning liabilities associated with improper aircraft salvage and certificate surrender.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 7, 2021, AT 1200 MDT, N210E, A CESSNA 210D CENTURION, SINGLE ENGINE RECIPROCATING AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT SILVER CITY, GRANT COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (SVC) WHEN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. N210E HAD JUST COMPLETED AN UNEVENTFUL 3 HOUR FLIGHT FROM MOAB, UT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT SVC. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. N210E SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.
THE GEAR COLLAPSE OCCURRED AS N210E WAS DECELERATING (PILOT ESTIMATED LESS THAN 20 KNOTS). IT CAME TO A STOP ON THE CENTERLINE; NO EVIDENT PULLING LEFT OR RIGHT. N210E HAS A HISTORY OF MECHANICAL GEAR FAILURE, THE PREVIOUS OCCURRED WITH A DIFFERENT PILOT/OWNER ON NOVEMBER 1, 2015, AT DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT (AEG). THE INVESTIGATION OF THAT INCIDENT (ASW0120160004/SW01201600811) DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO FAULTY LANDING GEAR MICRO SWITCHES WHICH INDICATED THE GEAR AS DOWN AND LOCKED BEFORE THAT CONDITION EXISTED. THE PILOT WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE HE FAILED TO VISUALLY CONFIRM THAT THE GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED.
THE CAUSE OF THE 2021 INCIDENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED AS THE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE WAS BROKEN. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED, NO INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONALITY OCCURRED. THE OWNER DECIDED TO SELL THE AIRPLANE FOR SALVAGE AND DISASSEMBLY OF MANY PARTS HAS TAKEN PLACE.
THE PILOT WAS COUNSELLED CONCERNING LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROPER AIRCRAFT SALVAGE AND CERTIFICATE SURRENDER.
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