20211005022949A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210M · Columbia, SC · October 5, 2021

Date
October 5, 2021 · 14:10 local
Place
Columbia, SC
Airport
Columbia Owens Downtown
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6318B
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22LA005
Reported as
Cessna 210M
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,976 total

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.

Pilot experienced intermittent red light after the gear had locked down. Conversation with his mechanic they believed it to be an intermittent switch. On touch down he had a green light, but on roll out the aircraft started to shake and then started drifting right. The engine was shut down before the right gear collasped completely.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT RED LIGHT AFTER THE GEAR HAD LOCKED DOWN. CONVERSATION WITH HIS MECHANIC THEY BELIEVED IT TO BE AN INTERMITTENT SWITCH. ON TOUCH DOWN HE HAD A GREEN LIGHT, BUT ON ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SHAKE AND THEN STARTED DRIFTING RIGHT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN BEFORE THE RIGHT GEAR COLLASPED COMPLETELY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.