- Date
- June 25, 1990, 12:27 local (16:27 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N732BLCessna 210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900625031449I
- Case key
- 32583
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Probable cause
Incorrect placement of the retaining ring in the left main landing gear door actuator by the mechanic resulting in the loss of hydraulic fluid. This prevented the gear from extending resulting in the gear up landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After departure, the plt raised the landing gear selector handle but the gear did not fully retract. Hydraulic fluid as added in an attempt to retract the gear but was unsuccessful. The flt proceeded to the destination where he attempted to lower the gear by the emergency method but was unable. A gear up landing was performed. Exam of the acft revealed that the piston & rod of the lt main landing gear door actuator exited the cylinder due to incorrect installaton of the retaining ring. This allowed hydraulic fluid to leak, depleting the supply. The actuator was overhauled 6 hrs & 3 cycles earlier. 47 service difficulty reports & accident/incident reports from 1/1/84 to 6/26/90, indicated 8 failures due to a dislodged retaining ring.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N732BL
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061386
- Airframe hours
- 1,737
- Engine
- Teledyne Cont IO-520-L3B, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Findeiss, James C.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 8, 1990 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- MTH · Marathon, FL
- Airport
- FXE · Ft. Lauderdale Executive, runway 13, 3,999 × 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,700 total · 1,100 in this make and model · 1,550 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FXE
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 N732BL · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.