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FAA incident report · Cessna T210L · Mount Sterling, KY · April 24, 2023

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Date
April 24, 2023 · 15:05 local
Place
Mount Sterling, KY
Airport
Mount Sterling/Montgomery Coun
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2092S
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
7,285 total
N2092SRegistered now · Cessna T210LS/N 21061058 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna T210LEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

According to the pilot's statement: on April 24, 2023, at 10:30AM eastern departed iob on an IFR flight plan to hef. When on final at hef, the pilot selected gear down. The main gear came down normally, but the pilot could see in the mirror that the nose gear was not coming out of the wheel well. The hydraulic pump continued to run until it tripped the circuit breaker. Pilot requested a low approach with tower to verify if the nose gear was still in the up position. Tower advised nose gear was not down. The pilot initiated emergency check list procedures. After exhausting all emergency procedures including manual gear extension procedures, the pilot elected to return to iob to burn off excess fuel in case of a fire.

Upon arriving at iob, the pilot reviewed the emergency gear extension procedures and emergency landing procedures. Pilot selected gear down and again tried the emergency gear extension to no avail. The pilot performed emergency landing procedures with main gear extended. The aircraft touched down on the main gear, and once the aircraft slowed, the nose of the aircraft touched down on the runway. The aircraft came to a stop straight ahead on the runway shortly thereafter. The pilot departed the aircraft with no injuries.

The aircraft was removed from the runway with a dolly. Aircraft was inspected by mechanics and damage to the aircraft was limited to the propeller, engine, forward nose gear doors and left cowling skin panel.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT: ON APRIL 24, 2023, AT 10:30AM EASTERN DEPARTED IOB ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO HEF. WHEN ON FINAL AT HEF, THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN. THE MAIN GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY, BUT THE PILOT COULD SEE IN THE MIRROR THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT COMING OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL. THE HYDRAULIC PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN UNTIL IT TRIPPED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. PILOT REQUESTED A LOW APPROACH WITH TOWER TO VERIFY IF THE NOSE GEAR WAS STILL IN THE UP POSITION. TOWER ADVISED NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY CHECK LIST PROCEDURES. AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES INCLUDING MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES, THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO IOB TO BURN OFF EXCESS FUEL IN CASE OF A FIRE.

UPON ARRIVING AT IOB, THE PILOT REVIEWED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES AND EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES. PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND AGAIN TRIED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION TO NO AVAIL. THE PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES WITH MAIN GEAR EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR, AND ONCE THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE RUNWAY SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE PILOT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY WITH A DOLLY. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY MECHANICS AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, FORWARD NOSE GEAR DOORS AND LEFT COWLING SKIN PANEL.