- Date
- December 17, 1988, 15:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place
- Twin Falls, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3815YCessna 210D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881217055489A
- Case key
- 40964
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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
Prior to landing, the pilot was unable to lower the nose gear by using either the normal or emergency systems. Subsequently, he landed the acft with the main gear extended & the nose gear in the retracted position. After landing, the nose gear uplock actuator was removed from the acft & inspected, but no abnormalities were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3815Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21058315
- Airframe hours
- 2,290
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- High Country Aero Club
- Registered owner
- High Country Aero Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1988 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- SUN · Hailey, ID
- Destination
- TWF · Twin Falls, ID
- Airport
- TWF · Twin Falls, runway 25, 8,703 × 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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,391 total · 342 in this make and model · 1,310 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F
- Observed at
- TWF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.