# NTSB MIA06LA051: Cessna P210N, N6504P, Sarasota, FL, February 11, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 11, 2006, 14:18 local (19:18 UTC) - Place: Sarasota, FL - Coordinates: 27.395555, -82.554443 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3956&lon=-82.5544&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 26, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 63251 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA06LA051 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63251/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA051 ## Probable cause The collapse of the nose landing gear for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) ## Analysis The pilot stated that after takeoff the flight proceeded to the destination airport where he lowered the landing gear. All landing gears were down and locked, and he visually verified by a mirror that the nose and left main landing gears were down. The landing was reported to be "...firm but not a hard landing", and as the nose lowered, he heard the propeller contact the runway. Postaccident landing gear retraction and extensions testing revealed no discrepancies. The "down switches and warning horn operated normally." Disassembly of the nose gear down lock mechanism revealed no discrepancies. The hydraulic reservoir was full, and there was no hydraulic fluid leakage or nose landing gear structural failure. Slight movement between the 2 down lock hooks was noted, but no locking or binding was noted. The electrical strip at the top of the nose landing gear was noted to be oily and dirty where the nose landing gear down switch wires were connected, and a protestive rubber cover contained a small amount of oil and dirt. ## Factual narrative On February 11, 2006, about 1418 eastern standard time, a Cessna P210N, N6504P, registered to and operated by a private individual, experienced collapse of the nose landing gear during the landing roll at the Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport, Sarasota, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight from Okeechobee County Airport, Okeechobee, Florida, to Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated about 1330, from Okeechobee County Airport. The pilot stated that after takeoff the flight proceeded to the destination airport where he was cleared to land on runway 14. He reported he lowered the landing gear and confirmed he had a green landing gear extended light and he visually saw that the nose and left main landing gears were down. He turned onto final approach and reported the landing was "...firm but not a hard landing." As the nose lowered he heard the propeller contact the runway and the airplane slid to a stop. Postaccident examination of the airplane was performed by an FAA airworthiness inspector following recovery. The airplane was placed on jacks, and gear retraction and extension tests were performed. No discrepancies were noted with the retraction and rigging tests. The "down switches and warning horn operated normally." Disassembly of the nose gear down lock mechanism revealed no discrepancies. The hydraulic reservoir was full, and there was no hydraulic fluid leakage or nose landing gear structural failure. Slight movement between the 2 down lock hooks was noted, but no locking or binding was noted. The electrical strip at the top of the nose landing gear was noted to be oily and dirty where the nose landing gear down switch wires were connected, and a protective rubber cover contained a small amount of oil and dirt. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6504P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6504P-2010-02-12), registration cancelled 2010-02-12, S/N P21000183, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna P210N - Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: P21000183 - Airframe hours: 4386 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520-P 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: John S. Guthrie - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 2006, 2 hours before - Departed: KOBE, Okeechobee, FL - Destination: KSRQ, Sarasota, FL - Airport: KSRQ, Sarasota/Bradenton Int'l, runway 14, 9,503 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 1, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 1,867 total, 1,855 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 18 knots, gusting 24 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.92 inHg - Observed at: KSRQ ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060211001879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060211001879A), Feb 11, 2006: Cessna P210N, Sarasota-Braden, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On February 11, 2006 at 1418 EST, N6504P, a Cessna P210N, registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] sustained collapse of the nose landing gear on… From the NTSB's public API. 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