Cessna T210L N2118S
1 July 2009 · Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 July 2009 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna T210L registered N2118S, operated by Advanced Security Contractors Inc, was involved in an accident near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States. One person was 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dona Ana County Airport (5T6)
- Coordinates
- 31.8811, -106.7047
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L
- Registration
- N2118S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Advanced Security Contractors Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cielo Dorado Es → Santa Teresa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09LA417
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the landing gear accumulator seal for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to confirm the status of the landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he lowered the landing gear handle on downwind to land and heard the gear cycle down. He told investigators that he could not recall if he saw green, gear down indicator lights. While in the landing flare he heard someone call "gear, gear" on the radio, but it was too late for him to go around. The left main gear collapsed on touchdown and the airplane exited the side of the runway, substantially damaging the horizontal stabilizer and elevator. No anomalies were found with the landing gear indicator lights during the post accident inspections. Following four additional gear malfunctions, the landing gear accumulator was found to leak, allowing air into the hydraulic system. The seals from the accumulator were not retained and the reason for the failure of the seals was not determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210L accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2009 | Cessna T210L | Moab, Utah, United States | Arrow West Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2009 | Cessna T210L | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Suddarth Steven Craig | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2009 | Cessna T210L | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2009 | Cessna T210L | Madera, California, United States | Davis David L | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 2008 | Cessna T210L | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | JOCHEN Haber | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 2010 | Cessna T210L | Abilene, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2009 | Curtiss Moses AEROLITE | Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 5 Oct 2009 | Aerostar RX-7 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2009 | Grumman American Avn AA-1B | Golden, New Mexico, United States | Rupert Randal N | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Oct 2009 | Aerostar RX8 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 2009 | Beechcraft B35 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | Cherwink David LEE DBA | No injuries | - |