# NTSB MIA83LA044: Cessna 210L, N1666X, Jacksonville, FL, December 6, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 6, 1982, 17:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Coordinates: 30.330287, -81.579689 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3303&lon=-81.5797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83LA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71175/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA044

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear - jammed (contributing factor)
  - electrical system,electric switch - inoperative (cause)
  - door,landing gear - open
  - gear extension - attempted, pilot in command
  - emergency procedure - performed, pilot in command
  - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR USING BOTH NORMAL AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT LANDED GEAR UP ON A FOAMED RUNWAY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR POWER PACK SOLENOID, PART NO. 1280830-1 HAD BECOME STRUCK WITH PREVENTED THE LANDING GEAR FROM EXTENDING. CESSNA AIRCRAFT ISSUED SERVICE LETTER SE-76-24, DATED 11/22/76, RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT OF THE ABOVE POWER PACK SOLENOID WITH A NEW IMPROVED MODEL, PART NO. 9881201-1 AT THE NEXT 1000 HOUR OVERHAUL OR ANNUAL INSPECTION, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. THE LAST ANNUAL/PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON 11/15/82.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1666X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1666X-2015-06-09), registration cancelled 2015-06-09, S/N 21060701, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21060701
- Airframe hours: 1040
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: David M. Higgins
- Registered owner: David M. Higgins
- Departed: C, HOLLAND, MI
- Destination: C, JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: Craig Municipal, runway 31, 4,007 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 570 total, 64 in this make and model, 489 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,300 ft overcast
- Temperature: 144 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19821206062639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821206062639A), Dec 6, 1982: Cessna 210L, Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was unable to lower landing gear because power pack solenoid became stuck. Landed gear up.

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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