Cessna 210 N96050

Summary

On 19 April 2012 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N96050, operated by McMillen Michael P, was involved in an accident near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 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.

Date

19 April 2012 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Gatlinburg Pigeon Forge (GKT)

Coordinates

35.8575, -83.5286

Aircraft

Cessna 210

Registration

N96050

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

McMillen Michael P

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kennett → Sevierville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

ERA12LA299

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the nose landing gear down pressure hose, which resulted in the main landing gear being unable to lock and collapse of the main landing gear during the landing roll.

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

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The pilot entered the airport traffic pattern for landing and completed the before-landing checklist. He lowered the landing gear, and he noticed that the hydraulic unit stayed on and that the landing gear green light indication in the cockpit did not illuminate. He looked outside and the nosewheel was extended, but both main landing gear were only partially extended. He recycled the landing gear with negative results. He also added fluid to the hydraulic fill port in the cockpit, attempted to recycle the landing gear, and conducted some negative "g’s," but the gear did not fully extend. The pilot subsequently performed a straight-in approach with the nosewheel down and the main landing gear partially extended. During touchdown, the airplane veered to the left off the side of the runway and came to rest upright in a grassy area. Examination of the airplane revealed a hole in the landing gear down-pressure hose, which prevented the landing gear from fully extending. Review of service information from the airplane manufacturer revealed that the hoses should be replaced every 5 years. The investigation could not determine when the last time the hose was replaced. The airplane's current mechanic had worked on the airplane for 3 years and had not replaced the hose during that time. He added that the hoses did not look damaged or degraded during the inspections he performed. There was no entry in the logbook to indicate the hydraulic hoses had been replaced within the last 5 years or 1,000 hours.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.