Cessna 210 N8137L
12 August 2001 · Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 2001 at about 01:52 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N8137L was involved in an accident near Fort Smith, Arkansas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fort Smith Regional (FSM)
- Coordinates
- 35.3698, -94.4193
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210
- Registration
- N8137L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Batesville → Fayetteville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- FTW01LA180
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the overload fracture of the left main landing gear actuator which resulted in the loss of all hydraulic fluid and led to a wheels up landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was unable to completely extend the main landing gear for landing due to a lack of hydraulic fluid and elected to land with the nose landing gear extended and the main landing gear retracted. Examination of the airplane following the landing revealed that the left main landing gear actuator was cracked along the length of the cylindrical section of the body and displayed a bulging deformity in the cracked area. The actuator was designed to withstand a pressure of 3,750 psi, and the maximum operating pressure of the landing gear system was 1,800 psi. The cylinder was examined and tested by the manufacturer. The actuator met all of the manufacturer's specifications and there was no evidence of a pre-existing crack. It was determined that the actuator burst due to excess pressure within the cylinder. However, the source of the excess pressure was not determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 210 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2001 | Cessna 210L | Farmington, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Cessna 210K | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2001 | Cessna 210K | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2001 | Cessna 210D | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Cessna 210L | Key West, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 2001 | Cessna 210K | Leakey, Texas, United States | Thomas O. Hutchinson | Fatal | 4 |
All 2,022 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2001 | Stinson 108-3 | Dover, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2001 | Boykin B J B8M | Clarksville, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2001 | Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18 | Dumas, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2001 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Marvell, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2001 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Newport, Arkansas, United States | Name | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Cessna 205 | De Queen, Arkansas, United States | George E. Nelson | Fatal | 4 |