Plane Crash List

Cessna P210N N6504P

11 February 2006 · Sarasota, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 February 2006 at about 19:18 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N6504P was involved in an accident near Sarasota, Florida, 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 19:18
Classification
Accident
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Sarasota/Bradenton Int'l (KSRQ)
Coordinates
27.3956, -82.5544
Aircraft
Cessna P210N
Registration
N6504P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Okeechobee → Sarasota
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA06LA051

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The collapse of the nose landing gear for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that after takeoff the flight proceeded to the destination airport where he lowered the landing gear. All landing gears were down and locked, and he visually verified by a mirror that the nose and left main landing gears were down. The landing was reported to be "...firm but not a hard landing", and as the nose lowered, he heard the propeller contact the runway. Postaccident landing gear retraction and extensions testing revealed no discrepancies. The "down switches and warning horn operated normally." Disassembly of the nose gear down lock mechanism revealed no discrepancies. The hydraulic reservoir was full, and there was no hydraulic fluid leakage or nose landing gear structural failure. Slight movement between the 2 down lock hooks was noted, but no locking or binding was noted. The electrical strip at the top of the nose landing gear was noted to be oily and dirty where the nose landing gear down switch wires were connected, and a protestive rubber cover contained a small amount of oil and dirt.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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