N44HR – CESSNA T210M – 2011-08-25 NTSB Accident Report

On August 25, 2011, a Cessna T210M (N44HR) was involved in an incident near Cahokia, IL. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: A failure of a spring in the main landing gear actuation system that prevented the landing gear from extending.

The pilot executed a wheel-up landing after normal and emergency extension procedures failed to properly lower the airplane's landing gear. The airplane sustained damage to the propeller, lower fuselage skins, and fuselage bulkheads. Postaccident retraction tests revealed that the landing gear extended and retracted abnormally. Examination of the landing gear system revealed a deformed spring on the up lock sequencing actuator. The spring was replaced and subsequent retraction tests were normal. Review of the hydraulic system for the airplane revealed that a failure of the up lock sequencing actuator could result in hydraulic pressure being directed to both sides of the main landing gear actuators causing the landing gear to not fully extend. No other preexisting anomalies were found.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN11CA640. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N44HR.