Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 210 near Frederick, MD — 2023-11-13

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Date
2023-11-13
Location
Frederick, MD, USA
Airport
FDK
Aircraft
CESSNA 210
Registration
N9515X
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

A failure of a hydraulic filter, which preluded normal extension of the landing gear. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to confirm that he landing gear was extended before landing, which resulted in a gear up landing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he extended the airplane’s landing gear in preparation to land but did not confirm if the gear was down and locked. As such, he was not aware that the landing gear did not extend due to a failure of the system’s hydraulic filter. The pilot landed gear up, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot said that when the airplane was recovered from the runway, recovery personnel were able to lift the airplane and extend the landing gear using the emergency gear hand pump.

NTSB coding

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