# Accident 20220809014329A: Cessna 210B, Clinton, AR, August 9, 2022 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 9, 2022, 11:00 local time - Place: Clinton, AR - Airport: Clinton Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.5970° N, 92.4484° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5970&lon=-92.4484&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9637X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9637X) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 210B (registry code 2073410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 5,653 total, 3,891 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA378) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220809014329A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON 2022.08.09 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 CST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA C210B AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WITH 5,653 HOURS FLIGHT TIME, WAS ON VFR FLIGHT FROM 2M8 TO CCA. IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND NORMALLY ONCE THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION. SPECIFICALLY, THE LANDING GEAR LIGHT DID NOT INDICATE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS MADE VIA A MIRROR MOUNTED BELOW THE RIGHT-HAND WING. THIS REFLECTED AN APPARENT DOWN AND LOCKED NOSE GEAR WITH BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR OUT OF THE GEAR WELL BUT TRAILING BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC FLEW FOR WELL OVER 1 HOUR TRYING SEVERAL DIFFERENT FLIGHT ATTITUDES AND OTHER PROCEDURES TO TRY AND LOWER THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TO FURTHER DEPLETE EXCESS FUEL SHOULD AN EMERGENCY LANDING BE REQUIRED. AFTER THESE ATTEMPTS FAILED, THE PIC MADE A LOW FLIGHT DOWN RUNWAY 31 AT CCA SO A VISUAL INSPECTION COULD BE MADE OF THE GEAR BY GROUND PERSONNEL. IT WAS CONFIRMED THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO DOWN AND LOCKED WITH THE MAIN GEAR TRAILING. ONCE LANDING WAS ASSURED, APPROXIMATELY 6-8 SECONDS BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE PIC PULLED THE FUEL MIXTURE LEVER TO IDLE CUT OFF. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A SLIGHT TAIL LOW ATTITUDE IN THE FIRST 500? OF RUNWAY 31. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY (NLG DOWN AND LOCKED, MLG IN TRANSIT). THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC MAINTAINED RUNWAY CENTERLINE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, BUT ONCE THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS DUE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BEING UNAVAILABLE, THE LEFT ELEVATOR AND LEFT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED WHEN IT EXITED THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS BORDERING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING SETTLED DOWNWARD RESTING ON THE GROUND AND THE LEFT-HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO NOTABLE DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER RECOVERY IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT; THE RIGHT-HAND MAIN GEAR ROTARY ACTUATOR BODY ASSEMBLY HAD CRACKED AND FAILED; UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE HYDRAULIC FLUID, BOTH MAIN GEAR COULD NOT FULLY EXTEND TO LOCK POSITION AND BOTH GEAR RETRACTED UPON LANDING. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CEN22LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA378), Aug 9, 2022: Cessna 210B (N9637X), Clinton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fatigue crack in the hydraulic actuator, which resulted in the loss of hydraulic fluid and the pilot’s inability to fully extend the landing gear. ## Other reports on N9637X (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20110917021459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110917021459I), Sep 17, 2011: Cessna 210B (N9637X), Millington, TN, Minor damage. On sept 17, 2011, approx 1425, N9637X was coming in for final approach on runway 36 at 2M8. The pilot lowered the gear and had a green light, which indicated… - [Accident 19921108045819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921108045819A), Nov 8, 1992: Cessna 210B (N9637X), Mountain View, AR, Substantial damage. Engine seized. Left main gear collapsed on forced landing. Engine crankshaft had fractured. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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