Cessna T210L N59287

Summary

On 14 August 2000 at about 15:04 local time, a Cessna T210L registered N59287 was involved in an accident near Addison, Texas, 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.

Date

14 August 2000 at 15:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Addison, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Addison (ADS)

Coordinates

32.9691, -96.8010

Aircraft

Cessna T210L

Registration

N59287

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McKinney → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW00LA231

Nobody was injured.

the electrical wire bundle fire during approach, which tripped the hydraulic motor circuit breaker resulting in collapse of the landing gear on landing.

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

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While on short final for runway 15, smoke flowed from under the instrument panel. The pilot could not see or breath and declared an emergency to the air traffic control tower. The pilot tried to vent the cabin, but still could not see or breath. He placed the landing gear handle in the down position and continued with the landing. Prior to landing, the tower controller advised the pilot that the airplane's landing gear was extended but not fully down. The pilot landed the airplane, the landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest on the east side of the runway. An examination of the cockpit, by an FAA inspector, revealed that a wire bundle under the instrument panel on the copilot's side had heat and fire damage. The fire damage was confined to the wire bundle. Additionally, the hydraulic motor circuit breaker was found popped.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.