Cessna P210 N224MH

Summary

On 16 September 2016 at about 15:05 local time, a Cessna P210 registered N224MH, operated by Ridge View Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 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

16 September 2016 at 15:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Lancaster (LNS)

Coordinates

40.1222, -76.2944

Aircraft

Cessna P210

Registration

N224MH

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Ridge View Air Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Coatesville → Lancaster

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA16LA318

Nobody was injured.

A landing gear collapse during landing for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination and testing of the landing gear did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an instructional flight in a retractable landing gear airplane, the flight instructor and pilot under instruction performed multiple landings uneventfully. As the airplane entered the downwind traffic pattern, the pilot under instruction lowered the landing gear; both pilots confirmed that the landing gear was in the down and locked position. During landing, the airplane initially touched down in a 5-knot right crosswind and then momentarily lifted off; as it did so, the landing gear warning horn sounded. The flight instructor then took the controls and set the airplane down on the right main landing gear. As the airplane decelerated, the nosewheel touched down and a right yaw developed, the left wing settled onto the runway, and the airplane slid to a stop. The airframe incurred substantial damage during the landing. Postaccident examination and functional testing of the landing gear did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation, although the testing was limited in scope due to damage incurred to the nose landing gear during the accident. Thus, the reason for the landing gear collapse could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.