- Date
- February 16, 1985, 18:19 local (Feb 17, 1985, 02:19 UTC)
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N731EZCessna P210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850216005269A
- Case key
- 40114
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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
The hydraulic power pack reservoir was depleted from a leak in the hand pump suction line, which had been chafed through by interference with the right rudder cable. Apparently, there was sufficient back pressure remaining to lower and lock the nose gear, but the main gear never extended beyond the over-center locks and collapsed during the landing roll. The landing gear warning horn was improperly rigged and not functional. The pilot stated he observed a gear- down indication (light). The indicating system was found to be properly calibrated; however, it could not have displayed a gear-down light unless the main gear were fully extended. The pilot's statement is in error in this regard.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731EZ
- Reported as
- Cessna P210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21000449
- Airframe hours
- 940
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Scott Shaw, doing business as Modern Aero Of California, Inc
- Registered owner
- Tom Long
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 28, 1984 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- P06 · Bullhead City, AZ
- Destination
- LAS · Las Begas, NV
- Airport
- LAS · Las Vegas, runway 19, 9,776 × 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 416 total · 93 in this make and model · 22 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAS
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 N731EZ · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.