Cessna 210L N2013S
21 September 1992 · Orlando, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 September 1992 at about 19:47 local time, a Cessna 210L registered N2013S, operated by Flight Express, Inc., was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Orlando Executive (ORL)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210L
- Registration
- N2013S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Flight Express, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pensacola → Crestview
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA92LA189
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
UNDETECTED CHAFFING AND GROUNDING OF A WIRE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH WHICH RESULTED IN THE LANDING GEAR BEING SIGNALLED AT ALL TIMES FOR GEAR UP WHEN ELECTRICAL POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE SYSTEM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OVERHEATING OF THE GEAR DOWN SOLENOID WHICH CAUSED IT TO STICK IN THE GEAR UP POSITION AND PREVENTED THE GEAR FROM BEING MANUALLY EXTENDED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR THE GEAR HYDRAULIC MOTOR OPERATED BUT THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS OF GEAR MOTOR OPERATION THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE GEAR MOTOR POPPED. FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR BY NORMAL AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. A GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED BY USE OF THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC PUMP. ACCORDING TO MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL A WIRE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH WAS CHAFFED AND GROUNDED WHICH CAUSED THE SYSTEM TO BE SIGNALLED FOR GEAR UP AT ALL TIMES. THEY FURTHER STATED THE PILOT COULD NOT EXTEND THE GEAR BY USE OF THE BACKUP HYDRAULIC PUMP BECAUSE THE GEAR DOWN SOLENOID HAD OVERHEATED DURING ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR AND FROZE IN THE GEAR UP POSITION. AFTER THE SOLENOID COOLED AFTER LANDING THEY WERE ABLE TO MANUALLY LOWER THE GEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 210 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 1992 | Cessna 210N | Spokane, Washington, United States | Soft Water Service Company | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1992 | Cessna 210G | Livermore, California, United States | Theodore F. Fellrath | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1992 | Cessna 210F | Buena Park, California, United States | Child, Michael T | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1992 | Cessna 210 | Florence, South Carolina, United States | Held, Daniel Z. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1992 | Cessna 210K | Frederick, Maryland, United States | Harry V. Felmey | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Oct 1992 | Cessna 210L | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | ELI M. Roth | No injuries | - |
All 2,022 records for this type
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