# Accident 20231018019539A: Cessna 210B, Pueblo, CO, October 18, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2023, 17:34 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2899° N, 104.4980° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2899&lon=-104.4980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9597X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9597X) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231018019539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE RETRACTED THE GEAR, THERE WAS A LOUD "POP" IN THE COCKPIT COMNING FROM UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER AREA, AND THE GEAR HANDLE DID NOT RETURN TO THE NORMAL CENTER DETENT. PILOT LOOKED AT THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR SIGHT GAUGE, SUSPECTING A BLOWN HYDRAULIC HOSE.  PILOT STATED A BUBBLE OF AIR WAS ALREADY IN THE TOP OF THE SIGHT GAUGE. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO CLIMB OUT TO THE EAST WHILE TRYING TO CYCLE THE GEAR BACK TO THE DOWN POSITION. HE PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. AGAIN, HE CYCLED THE GEAR IN EACH DIRECTION SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT GEAR DOOR OR LEG MOVEMENT. HE DECIDED TO USE THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE. WITH THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN, HE WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE GEAR DOORS OPEN. THE NOSE AND MAIN GEAR FELL OUT OF THE DOORS. HOWEVER, ONLY THE NOSE GEAR FELL INTO A NORMAL POSITION DUE TO AIRFLOW. THE MAINS DANGLED IN THE AIRSTREAM, AND THE HAND PUMP NOW LACKED THE FLUID TO PUSH THE LEGS INTO THE LOCKING POSITION.  PILOT STATED HE PULLED OUT THE CHECKLIST IN THE POH AND FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. HE TRIED VARIOUS SLOW­FLIGHT MANEUVERS TO TRY TO GET THE GEAR TO LOWER WITHOUT SUCCESS. HE WAS CONFIDENT THE NOSE GEAR WAS IN POSITION AND THE MAINS WERE HANGING BEHIND THEIR LOCKED POSITION, AND ALL GEAR DOORS WERE HANGING OPEN. PILOT HAD NO GREEN OR RED GEAR LIGHTS IN THE COCKPIT AND NO WAY TO KNOW IF THE NOSE GEAR WAS LOCKED IN POSITION. PILOT DECIDED TO BURN OFF FUEL BEFORE LANDING. UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR HELD IN PLACE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED UPON THE MAIN GEAR LEGS.

## 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 CEN24LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA018), Oct 18, 2023: Cessna 210B (N9597X), Pueblo, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the right main landing gear hydraulic actuator, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid that prevented the pilot from lowering the landing gear to the fully extended…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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