Cessna 210 N6515X

Summary

On 7 September 2008 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N6515X, operated by Steven M Dauenhauer, was involved in an accident near Pagosa Springs, 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

7 September 2008 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Stevens Field Airport (PSO)

Coordinates

37.2861, -107.0558

Aircraft

Cessna 210

Registration

N6515X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Steven M Dauenhauer

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Rosa → Pagosa Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN08LA153

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the landing gear to extend for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Prior to landing, the pilot attempted to lower the landing gear with the gear switch in the cockpit. The "gear would not extend down with [the] switch, therefore, I used the hand pump and it extended down 25 percent were it stopped." The pilot contacted a mechanic via cell phone and the mechanic advised him the problem could not be fixed while flying. The pilot landed the airplane with the landing gear partially retracted. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane and landing gear system. No anomalies were noted with the landing gear system. The reason for the occurrence was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.