ERA17WA255

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Germiston, South Africa · June 29, 2017

Accident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
June 29, 2017, 06:02 local (06:02 UTC)
Place
Germiston, South Africa
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
ZS-SOKCessna 210
Defining event
Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse
Weather
Visual (VMC)
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
95639

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Landing gear collapseLanding-landing rollAll aircraft: 1,787 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

On June 29, 2017, about 0602 coordinated universal time, Cessna 210A, South African registration ZS-SOK, was substantially damaged after the left main landing gear collapsed during landing at Rand Airport (FAGM), Germiston, South Africa. The pilot and a passenger were not injured. The personal flight departed Eagle's Creek Airfield, Gauteng Province, South Africa.The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) Accident and Incident Investigations Division (AIID) is investigating the accident. As the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane and engine, the NTSB has appointed a US Accredited Representative under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 to assist the AIID in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to: South African Civil Aviation Authority Accidents and Incidents Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Tel.: +27 (0) 11 545-1055/1050 +27 (0) 83 461-6277 (24 hours) E-mail:AiidInbox@caa.co.za Fax: +27 (0) 11 545 1466 Website: http://www.caa.co.za This report is for informational purposes only. All investigative information will be released by the SACAA.

Aircraft

Registration
ZS-SOK
Reported as
Cessna 210 (A)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
210 57658
Engine
Teledyne Cont IO-470, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Departed
Gauteng
Destination
FAPN · North West Province
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
FAPN · Pilanesberg, runway 29

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Injuries
None
Flight hours
500 total · 172 in this make and model

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC)