Cessna 210H N6137F
8 February 1997 · Big Bear City, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 February 1997 at about 17:55 local time, a Cessna 210H registered N6137F, operated by Chow, T.g, was involved in an accident near Big Bear City, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Bear City, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Big Bear City (L35)
- Coordinates
- 34.2597, -116.8408
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210H
- Registration
- N6137F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chow, T.g
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Monte → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX97LA101
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
a corroded landing gear down limit switch, which resulted in a retracted left main gear during the landing sequence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot had normal gear indications while landing. The airplane settled on its left side after the left main landing gear retracted into the wheel well during landing roll. The landing gear down limit switches were found stuck and appeared corroded and dirty. The stuck switches illuminated the landing gear down light, inconsistent with the landing gear position. They affected the sequence in which the landing gear operated, in that once the nose was down, the sequencing valve would transfer hydraulic pressure from the main gear actuators to the landing gear door actuators before the main landing gear would fully extend to the locked position. The airplane had been tied down outside on the airport ramp and had only flown 10 hours since the annual inspection, which was completed on 2/16/96.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 210 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 1997 | Cessna 210 | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1997 | Cessna 210F | Waycross, Georgia, United States | Kenneth L. Brittingham JR | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1997 | Cessna 210N | Highland, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Sep 1997 | Cessna 210L | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1997 | Cessna 210-5 | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1997 | Cessna 210D | Renton, Washington, United States | Delappe, Robert, S. | No injuries | - |
All 2,022 records for this type
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