- Date
- April 4, 1984, 11:27 local (19:27 UTC)
- Place
- Tucson, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9889MCessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 24223
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Door,landing gear - failure,partialCause
Maintenance,service bulletin/letter - not followedCause
Hydraulic system,fitting - failure,partialCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Fluid,hydraulic - exhaustionCause
Landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - inoperativeCause
Gear extension - not possibleCause
Wheels up landing - performed
Analysis
The acft had a hydraulic line failure during an attempt to lower the landing gear. The hydraulic fluid was lost and a gear up landing was made. The retaining ring of the main door actuator had failed allowing the piston to pop out of the actuator. There was a service letter concerning the circlip (retaining ring) inspection and replacement detail.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9889M
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 62085
- Airframe hours
- 1,064
- Engine
- Continental IO-520 L3A, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph D. Western Soil
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FMN · Farmington, NM
- Destination
- TUS · Tucson, AZ
- Airport
- TSA · Tucson, runway 11R, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 700 in this make and model · 2,750 as pilot in command · 160 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg