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FAA incident report · Cessna 210A · Santa Rosa, CA · December 7, 2023

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Date
December 7, 2023 · 17:58 local
Place
Santa Rosa, CA
Airport
Charles M Schulz - Sonoma Coun
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9495X
Reported as
Cessna 210A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total
N9495XRegistered now · Cessna 210AS/N 21057795 · Built 1961Airframe modelCessna 210AEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft was in traffic pattern to RWY32 and reported an unsafe landing gear indication. Tower confirmed that two main landing gear were down and the nose landing gear was still retracted when the landing gear handle was put in the down position. Aircraft orbitted the airport for aproximately 40 mins while trouble shooting. At 0158Z the pilot completed a successful

Nose landing gear up landing on RWYO2. Pilot confirmed that he ran his emergency checklist and tried to extend the gear but was unable to. I person on board and 4 hours of fuel remaining.

In my opinion, the information that I have received, the main cause may have been attributed to a cotter pin missing/falling out. Causing the operation of the NLG not extending. Evidence provided by technicians via photographs shows the NLG actuating system rod end dsiconnected from a linkage potentially due to a missing safety pin. The explanation provided from the pilot who was the PIC when the incident occured was that the landing gear would extend in either normal or emergency.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS IN TRAFFIC PATTERN TO RWY32 AND REPORTED AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. TOWER CONFIRMED THAT TWO MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL RETRACTED WHEN THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PUT IN THE DOWN POSITION. AIRCRAFT ORBITTED THE AIRPORT FOR APROXIMATELY 40 MINS WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING. AT 0158Z THE PILOT COMPLETED A SUCCESSFUL

NOSE LANDING GEAR UP LANDING ON RWYO2. PILOT CONFIRMED THAT HE RAN HIS EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND TRIED TO EXTEND THE GEAR BUT WAS UNABLE TO. I PERSON ON BOARD AND 4 HOURS OF FUEL REMAINING.

IN MY OPINION, THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE RECEIVED, THE MAIN CAUSE MAY HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO A COTTER PIN MISSING/FALLING OUT. CAUSING THE OPERATION OF THE NLG NOT EXTENDING. EVIDENCE PROVIDED BY TECHNICIANS VIA PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWS THE NLG ACTUATING SYSTEM ROD END DSICONNECTED FROM A LINKAGE POTENTIALLY DUE TO A MISSING SAFETY PIN. THE EXPLANATION PROVIDED FROM THE PILOT WHO WAS THE PIC WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURED WAS THAT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD EXTEND IN EITHER NORMAL OR EMERGENCY.