At 0731 mountain time, a Cessna T210M was damaged when the gear collapsed on landing at Pitkin County Airport. The pilot and four passengers were not injured. The pilot said the landing gear would not retract after takeoff and he returned to the departure airport. He said he attempted to set the airplane down softly but the right main gear collapsed on touchdown, causing the airplane to spin around and bending the right horizontal stabilizer aft and up.
July 02, Aspen, Colo. / Cessna 210
At 0731 mountain time, a Cessna T210M was damaged when the gear collapsed on landing at Pitkin County Airport. The pilot and four passengers were not injured. The pilot said the landing gear would not retract after takeoff and he returned to the departure airport. He said he attempted to set the airplane down softly but the right main gear collapsed on touchdown, causing the airplane to spin around and bending the right horizontal stabilizer aft and up....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna T210M experienced a landing gear collapse upon landing at Pitkin County Airport.
- The incident followed the pilot's return to the airport after the landing gear failed to retract post-takeoff.
- The right main gear collapsed on touchdown, damaging the airplane's right main gear and horizontal stabilizer, but all five occupants were uninjured.
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