Cessna P210N N731YY

Summary

On 31 December 1998 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N731YY was involved in an accident near Eau Clare, Wisconsin, United States. 4 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

31 December 1998 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Eau Clare, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Chippewa Valley Regional (EAU)

Coordinates

44.8204, -91.4907

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N731YY

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kalamazoo → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

CHI99LA068

Nobody was injured.

the delayed gear extension by the pilot. Contributing factors were the checklist not used by the pilot, the inoperative gear warning, and the maintenance replacement of the throttle control/gear warning interconnect cable not performed by company/operator management as recommended by the manufacturer's service letter.

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

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The airplane came to rest on the runway with the nose landing gear extended, and the main landing gear retracted. During an interview, the pilot reported that he did not use a written checklist to perform the before landing checks. An aircraft mechanic at the airport reported that he found the nose wheel landing gear was in the down position with the main landing gear in their gear wells, with the landing gear handle in the down position. The airplane was placed on jacks, and when the master switch was placed into the 'ON' position, the red gear in transit light illuminated, the landing gear extended and the green gear down light illuminated. The gear was then cycled approximately six times and operated normally. The mechanic attributed the failure of the gear warning horn to a stiff cable which was to be replaced in accordance with a 1981 service letter, but was never complied with.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.