- Date
- July 27, 1989, 16:11 local (23:11 UTC)
- Place
- Thermal, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N76RRCessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890727025759A
- Case key
- 26455
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Probable cause
A twisted nose gear uplock due to an elongated bolt hole which prevented the nose gear from extending.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
A Cessna 210 departed Thermal, CA for a local flight to functionally check the landing gear system due to a previous problem. The gear retracted normally however the nose gear would not extend when the landing gear was lowered. After numerous attempts the pilot made a soft field landing with the gear retracted. Examination of the nose gear found that the uplock had twisted in place from its original position due to an elongated bolt hole from previous maintenance.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76RR
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 57057
- Airframe hours
- 3,134
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ralph J. Shaffer
- Registered owner
- Ralph J Shaffer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1989
- Airport
- TRM · Thermal, runway 17, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 683 total · 583 in this make and model · 58 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 109 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.