What happened
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On may 16, 2024, at approximately 12:30 local time, a Cessna 210 single-engine piston-powered fixed-wing aircraft, privacy data omitted, made an emergency landing on runway 26R at dag airport (dag). The aircraft was on a private trip for the privacy data omitted, who had departed kingman, Arizona, to long beach, California. When the aircraft was 80 miles east of the airport at 10,500 feet, the pilot experienced electrical failure. He decided to divert to Daggett Airport.
The pilot commenced landing gear extension before losing complete electrical power. However, he lost complete electrical power during the gear extension process, resulting in the main landing gear failed extend to complete lock in position. The hydraulic pump became inoperable due to the electrical power loss during the transition. The pilot attempted several maneuvering techniques to get the landing gear to the locked position with gravity assist, but these attempts were unsuccessful. Despite knowing the landing gear was not fully extended, the pilot continued to land. The aircraft landed on paved runway 26. Upon touchdown, the left main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft lost control due to significant asymmetric drag. It veered to the left, exited the runway, and then came to a stop.
There were no injuries on the ground. No airport property damage was reported. The aircraft sustained substantial damage from the impact on the left horizonal stabilizer. The pilot in command was the sole occupant and reported no injury. There was no post-crash fire. The pilot walked away unassisted.
The aircraft appears to have sustained significant damage. The left horizontal stabilizer is bent. The left main gear assembly is damaged. No other external damage was noted.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 16, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 210 SINGLE-ENGINE PISTON-POWERED FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 26R AT DAG AIRPORT (DAG). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PRIVATE TRIP FOR THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO HAD DEPARTED KINGMAN, ARIZONA, TO LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS 80 MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT AT 10,500 FEET, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE. HE DECIDED TO DIVERT TO DAGGETT AIRPORT.
THE PILOT COMMENCED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION BEFORE LOSING COMPLETE ELECTRICAL POWER. HOWEVER, HE LOST COMPLETE ELECTRICAL POWER DURING THE GEAR EXTENSION PROCESS, RESULTING IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED EXTEND TO COMPLETE LOCK IN POSITION. THE HYDRAULIC PUMP BECAME INOPERABLE DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS DURING THE TRANSITION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL MANEUVERING TECHNIQUES TO GET THE LANDING GEAR TO THE LOCKED POSITION WITH GRAVITY ASSIST, BUT THESE ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. DESPITE KNOWING THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED, THE PILOT CONTINUED TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON PAVED RUNWAY 26. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL DUE TO SIGNIFICANT ASYMMETRIC DRAG. IT VEERED TO THE LEFT, EXITED THE RUNWAY, AND THEN CAME TO A STOP.
THERE WERE NO INJURIES ON THE GROUND. NO AIRPORT PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT ON THE LEFT HORIZONAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND REPORTED NO INJURY. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY UNASSISTED.
THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IS BENT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY IS DAMAGED. NO OTHER EXTERNAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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