- Date
- October 8, 1983, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- St. Augustine, FL
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1778XCessna 210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831008053509A
- Case key
- 31049
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft landed gear up after the landing gear could be extended in flight. The plt stated during the app to St. Augustine attempts to lower the gear were unsuccessful. The gear doors would open and the hydraulic pump was working butthe gear would not extend. Attempts to manually hand pump it down were also unsuccessful. Post crash investigation showed that the hydraulic system had evidence of water and the flow control manifold assembly valve had rusted causing the gear doors to operate improperly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1778X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060798
- Airframe hours
- 2,059
- Engine
- Continental IO 520 L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- 310 Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 4, 1983 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- ISM · Kissimmee, FL
- Airport
- SGJ · St. Augustine, runway 3, 7,000 × 150 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 491 total · 151 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRG, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1778X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.