Cessna 210 N777NT

Summary

On 12 April 2024 at about 15:08 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N777NT was involved in an accident near Concord, North Carolina, 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

12 April 2024 at 15:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Concord, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Concord Regional Airport (JQF)

Coordinates

35.3878, -80.7091

Aircraft

Cessna 210

Registration

N777NT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chester → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA186

Nobody was injured.

Failure of a landing gear extension system hydraulic hose, which resulted in a landing with the landing gear retracted.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During approach, the pilot attempted to extend the landing gear, but it remained retracted. The pilot was unable to extend the landing gear via normal or emergency procedures, and subsequently observed that all the hydraulic fluid had leaked out of the reservoir. The pilot diverted to a larger airport and performed a gear-up landing. During the landing, the airplane skidded right, and came to rest upright partially off the right side of the runway. Examination of the wreckage revealed substantial damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and right elevator. The examination also revealed that a hydraulic hose (possibly the original hose) had deteriorated and separated from its fitting, allowing all the hydraulic fluid to leak out of the system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.