At 18:49 Pacific time, a Cessna 210K suffered a collapsed landing gear while landing at North Las Vegas. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The landing gear would neither fully retract nor fully extend after takeoff and the pilot elected to return to North Las Vegas. The accident flight was the first flight of the airplane following an annual inspection in which the landing gear was reported as having a discrepancy. The gear was re-rigged and the aircraft placed on jacks. Mechanics successfully cycled the gear 10 times using a external hydraulic pressure source. The accident flight was the first takeoff after the inspection. The emergency manual extension hand pump would not give a landing-gear-extended cockpit indication. Subsequent inspection revealed the engine-driven hydraulic pump was inoperative.
Nov. 09, North Las Vegas, Nev. / Cessna Centurion
At 18:49 Pacific time, a Cessna 210K suffered a collapsed landing gear while landing at North Las Vegas. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The landing gear would neither fully retract nor fully extend after takeoff and the pilot elected to return to North Las Vegas. The accident flight was the first flight of the airplane following an annual inspection in which the landing gear was reported as having a discrepancy. The gear was re-rigged and the aircraft placed on jacks. Mechanics successfully cycled the gear 10 times using a external hydraulic pressure source. The accident flight was the first takeoff after the inspection. The emergency manual extension hand pump would not give a la...
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 210K experienced a landing gear collapse at North Las Vegas after the gear failed to fully extend or retract post-takeoff, though the pilot and passenger were uninjured.
- The incident occurred on the aircraft's first flight after an annual inspection where the landing gear was re-rigged due to a reported discrepancy.
- Although mechanics had successfully cycled the gear with external hydraulic pressure after re-rigging, post-accident inspection revealed the engine-driven hydraulic pump was inoperative.
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