What was found
INTERNAL O-RING FAILED AND UPLOCK WOULD NOT RELEASE NOSE GEAR, RESULTING IN GEAR NOT EXTENDING, PROP DAMAGE, SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE, AND LOWER SKIN DAMAGE.
- Difficulty date
- February 20, 2013
- Submitted
- February 27, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N210Y
- Make and model
- Cessna 210K
- Aircraft serial
- 21059260
- Aircraft time
- 3,112 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520*
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 3,112 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.