DEN68F0219

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Colo.Sprgs, CO · February 24, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 24, 1968
Place
Colo.Sprgs, CO · COLO.SPRGS, CO
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2387FCessna 210
Status
Completed · report April 2, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111847

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0342  68/2/24    COLO.SPRGS,COLO     CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2000
        TIME - 1808                    N2387F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- COTTER PIN IN LFT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK HAD FALLEN OUT. PILOT UNABLE TO UNLOCK AND EXTEND GEAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N2387F
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Peterson Field

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