# NTSB NYC96LA014: Cessna 210C, N36264, Burlington, VT, October 19, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 19, 1995, 17:05 local (21:05 UTC)
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Location: 44.4720° N, 73.1533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PATRICK LEAHY BURLINGTON INTL (BTV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4720&lon=-73.1533&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC96LA014
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39115/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA014

## Probable cause

a fractured hydraulic line and loss of hydraulic fluid, which resulted in an inoperative landing gear extension system for both normal and emergency operation of the gear.

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, approach
  - hydraulic system,line - fractured (cause)
  - fluid,hydraulic - leak (cause)
  - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - inoperative
  - landing gear,emergency extension assembly - inoperative
- Wheels up landing, emergency landing

## Analysis

During the approach, the pilot was unable to extend the main gear despite using emergency procedures, so he made a gearup landing.  An examination revealed a leak and a fractured hydraulic line near the left rudder pedal.

## Factual narrative

On October 19, 1995, at 1705 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210C, N36264, was substantially damaged during a landing, at the Burlington International Airport, Burlington, Vermont.  The private pilot and one passenger were not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that departed from Burlington about 1600.  There was no flight plan for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.

The pilot reported that he planned to conduct landings at the Clinton County Airport, Plattsburgh, New York.  During the approach at Plattsburgh, the pilot was unable to extend the landing gear.  He tried the normal and emergency procedures; however, the main gear would not extend.  The nose gear was extended, and the main gear remained retracted.  The pilot decided to return to Burlington for an emergency landing.  The pilot performed a landing on runway 33, a 7807 foot long and 150 foot wide runway.  During the landing, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway.

Post accident examination by the Federal Aviation Administration Inspector revealed hydraulic fluid leaking in the vicinity of the forward cabin left side floor, and that a hydraulic line had fractured.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N36264 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210C
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21048126
- Airframe hours: 2700
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Michael Chickanosky
- Registered owner: Robert J. Desmarais
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 9, 1994, 25 hours before
- Departed: BTV
- Airport: BTV, Burlington International, runway 33, 7,807 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 250 total, 80 in this make and model, 220 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BTV

## 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 19951019047679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951019047679A), Oct 19, 1995: Cessna 210C, Burlington, VT, Substantial damage. Unable to extend main gear to land at plb. Returned to btv. Veered off runway landing. Hydraulic line had fractured

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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