What was found
WIRES TO SAFETY SWITCH CHAFED AND WORN INTERNALLY; ALLOWED GEAR TO RETRACT WITHOUT SWITCH BEING OPERATED. CAUSED NOSE GEAR TO RETRACT WITH INSUFFICIENT STRUT CHARGE. GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FOR LANDING.
- Difficulty date
- May 7, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N10GM
- Make and model
- Cessna T210F
- Aircraft serial
- T2100151
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- 12700341
- Condition
- Intermittent
- Location
- Nlg Safety
- Part time
- 4,600 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.