- Date
- January 15, 1981
- Place
- Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5331YCessna T210
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810115000219A
- Case key
- 127234
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0109 81/1/15 MIDLAND,TX CESSNA T210 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 1152 TIME - 1135 N5331Y PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDLAND,TX MARFA,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC MOTORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT MISREAD EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES.HYDRAULIC MOTOR BURNED OUT,HYD FLUID LOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5331Y
- Reported as
- Cessna T210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Midland Airpark
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.