Cessna 210B N9597X

Summary

On 18 October 2023 at about 23:36 local time, a Cessna 210B registered N9597X was involved in an accident near Pueblo, Colorado, 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

18 October 2023 at 23:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Pueblo, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB)

Coordinates

38.2899, -104.4980

Aircraft

Cessna 210B

Registration

N9597X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1962

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pueblo → La Junta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA018

Nobody was injured.

The fatigue failure of the right main landing gear hydraulic actuator, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid that prevented the pilot from lowering the landing gear to the fully extended position.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing gear retraction after takeoff, he heard a “pop” from the rear cockpit area, and the landing gear retraction handle did not return to the center position as expected. He attempted to extend the landing gear, but they would not extend. He performed the emergency extension procedures; the landing gear doors opened, and the landing gear came out of their respective landing gear wells. However, only the nose landing gear locked into the down position, and the main landing gear remained partially extended. During the landing, the airplane skidded to a stop and incurred substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer and elevator. Postaccident examination of the airplane found the right hydraulic actuator had a fatigue crack that initiated along the retaining ring groove of the actuator that rendered the actuator inoperable and resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid from the system. Due to the loss of fluid, neither the primary system nor the emergency system could lower and lock all the landing gear in place for landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.