Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 210 near Sacramento, CA — 2017-09-20

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Date
2017-09-20
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Airport
SAC
Aircraft
CESSNA 210
Registration
N7330E
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

Partial retraction of the main landing gear during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination and functional testing of the gear revealed no anomalies.

NTSB narrative

The airplane was occupied by its new owner, a private pilot, and a flight instructor; they had just completed a personal flight. During the landing roll, the main landing gear partially collapsed and the airplane departed the runway surface, resulting in substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer. Both pilots gave conflicting statements regarding their roles during the flight but agreed that the landing gear was extended during the landing approach. Postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies with the landing gear system that would have precluded normal operation, and the gear was successfully extended and retracted multiple times using the gear handle during the examination; therefore, the reason for the partial gear collapse could not be determined.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Mechanical failure
First missed decision gate
Pilot should have confirmed landing gear was fully extended before landing.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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