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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210L · Tulsa, OK · October 29, 2021

Date: October 29, 2021 · 20:30 local
Place: Tulsa, OK
Airport: Jones Riverside
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N94203
Reported as: Cessna T210L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total

N94203Registered now · Cessna T210LS/N 21060537 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna T210L Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot was on approach to Riverside airport. When he put the gear down, the main gear locked but the front gear never locked and the hydraulic pump wouldn't quit running. It eventually popped circuit breakers and they would not reset. The alternator was knocked offline and the battery died shortly after. This resulted in a loss of all electrical power. The pilot tried to pump the gear down but it failed to lock the front gear. He pumped until the lever was very stiff and wouldn't pump anymore. Through telephone, the pilot was able to reach tower and was cleared to land on 1R. The aircraft touched down on the main gear and then lowered down onto the front belly of the aircraft. Damage was minimal.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO RIVERSIDE AIRPORT. WHEN HE PUT THE GEAR DOWN, THE MAIN GEAR LOCKED BUT THE FRONT GEAR NEVER LOCKED AND THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WOULDN'T QUIT RUNNING. IT EVENTUALLY POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND THEY WOULD NOT RESET. THE ALTERNATOR WAS KNOCKED OFFLINE AND THE BATTERY DIED SHORTLY AFTER. THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT TRIED TO PUMP THE GEAR DOWN BUT IT FAILED TO LOCK THE FRONT GEAR. HE PUMPED UNTIL THE LEVER WAS VERY STIFF AND WOULDN'T PUMP ANYMORE. THROUGH TELEPHONE, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REACH TOWER AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON 1R. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR AND THEN LOWERED DOWN ONTO THE FRONT BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL.