Cessna 210D N524BL

Summary

On 27 August 1998 at about 22:40 local time, a Cessna 210D registered N524BL was involved in an accident near Sturgis, Michigan, 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

27 August 1998 at 22:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Sturgis, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Kirsch Municipal Airport (IRS)

Coordinates

41.8000, -85.4200

Aircraft

Cessna 210D

Registration

N524BL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Coldwater → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA341

Nobody was injured.

the cracked left main landing gear saddle, resulting in the pilot's inability to get the gear into the down and locked position.

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

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The pilot entered a left downwind for runway 6 and when the airspeed was below 140 knots, he lowered the gear, and put the flaps down. He looked at the landing gear mirror and saw that the left main gear did not look right. The gear position indicator lights were all green, indicating the gear was down and locked. The pilot aborted the approach and climbed out to the west of the airport. The pilot recycled the gear 4 to 5 times. He could get the left gear to swing, but could not get it all the way down into the locked position. The pilot executed a low approach over the field to have the gear configuration verified by people on the ground. After an hour in the air, the pilot retracted the gear and belly-landed the airplane on runway 18. Examination of the left main landing gear revealed that the left main landing gear saddle was cracked through. No other anomalies were found.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.