Cessna 210 N414N

Summary

On 3 August 1996 at about 21:12 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N414N, operated by Robert Fleming, was involved in an accident near Pueblo, Colorado, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

3 August 1996 at 21:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Pueblo, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Pueblo Memorial (PUB)

Coordinates

38.2904, -104.5403

Aircraft

Cessna 210

Registration

N414N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert Fleming

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

La Junta → Sterling

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW96LA334

Nobody was injured.

improper routing of the nose landing gear hydraulic line by unknown maintenance personnel, allowing it to chafe on the nose wheel and develop a leak, which resulted in an inability to obtain a down-and-locked condition of the landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Following departure on a cross-country flight, the landing gear would not retract or extend beyond the trail position. The pilot elected to proceed to an airport which had long/hard surface runways and emergency services. Subsequently, the airplane was damaged, during a landing with the gear partially extended. Examination following the landing revealed evidence that improper routing of the nose landing gear hydraulic line had allowed the line to chafe on the nose wheel and develop a leak. Subsequently, hydraulic fluid was depleted by being pumped overboard.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.