# NTSB ERA17WA255: Cessna 210, Germiston, South Africa, June 29, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 29, 2017, 06:02 local (06:02 UTC)
- Place: Germiston, South Africa
- Coordinates: -26.242776, 28.151111 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-26.2428&lon=28.1511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA255
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95639/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA255

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210 (A)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 210 57658
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; injuries: none; flight hours: 500 total, 172 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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