- Date
- November 4, 1983, 15:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Charelston, SC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8866ACessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831104056509A
- Case key
- 6380
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on downwind for a second touch and go landing the plt lowered the landing gear but received a safe indication only on the nose gear. After 2 hours of additional flights and 5 attempts to lower the gear the plt was forced to land with the unsafe condition. Post accident examination revealed that the rt landing gear door actuator snap ring was dislodged from its groove, allowing the hydraulic fluid to escape.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8866A
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062158
- Airframe hours
- 1,799
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- James P. Obi
- Registered owner
- Lefferts, L. Mabie Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 15, 1982 · 160 hours before
- Departed
- Charlston, SC
- Airport
- AFB · Charlston, runway 3, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,292 total · 129 in this make and model · 2,179 as pilot in command · 144 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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