- Date
- November 9, 1987, 20:46 local (Nov 10, 1987, 01:46 UTC)
- Place
- Tallahassee, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4612CCessna T-210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871109067409A
- Case key
- 32085
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During ldg gear extension plt did not get safe down indication. Attempts to use emergency extension pump were unsuccessful. Acft was landed nose gear extended main gear retracted. Post accident inspection of the acft revealed the left main gear down lock actuator to have a rapid leak due to a torn o ring. The emergency hand pump handle was found with the piston connecting pin installed but the pin was not installed in the piston. The acft was damaged 43 hours before this accident when it was landed in a swamp after an engine failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4612C
- Reported as
- Cessna T-210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063574
- Airframe hours
- 2,173
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Topp Of Tampa Airport, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 20, 1987 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- PFN · Panama City, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- TLH · Tallahassee Municipal, runway 18, 6,070 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,971 total · 1,665 in this make and model · 2,826 as pilot in command · 417 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TLH
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 N4612C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.