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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210 · Ramona, CA · August 17, 2023

Date: August 17, 2023 · 13:20 local
Place: Ramona, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9530T
Reported as: Cessna 210
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,250 total250 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N9530TRegistered now · Cessna 210S/N 57330 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 210 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot stated that there was a green light indicating that the landing gear was down and locked and that they confirmed that visually, but during landing roll-out the right landing gear collapsed. Because of the configuration of the landing gear on this aircraft, it is not understood how one of the main landing gear could collapse with weight on wheels. An eye-witness stated that he observed the event and that the right main landing gear was not fully extended. A gear swing was conducted and the landing gear system operated normally.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GREEN LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AND THAT THEY CONFIRMED THAT VISUALLY, BUT DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. BECAUSE OF THE CONFIGURATION OF THE LANDING GEAR ON THIS AIRCRAFT, IT IS NOT UNDERSTOOD HOW ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COULD COLLAPSE WITH WEIGHT ON WHEELS. AN EYE-WITNESS STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE EVENT AND THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. A GEAR SWING WAS CONDUCTED AND THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.