ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198963
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 July 2009 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna T210L |
| Owner/operator: | Advanced Security Contractors Inc |
| Registration: | N2118S |
| MSN: | 21061081 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3113 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Teresa, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Cielo Dorado Es, TX (TA50) |
| Santa Teresa, NM (5T6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he lowered the landing gear handle on downwind to land and heard the gear cycle down. He told investigators that he could not recall if he saw green, gear down indicator lights. While in the landing flare he heard someone call "gear, gear" on the radio, but it was too late for him to go around. The left main gear collapsed on touchdown and the airplane exited the side of the runway, substantially damaging the horizontal stabilizer and elevator. No anomalies were found with the landing gear indicator lights during the post accident inspections. Following four additional gear malfunctions, the landing gear accumulator was found to leak, allowing air into the hydraulic system. The seals from the accumulator were not retained and the reason for the failure of the seals was not determined.
Probable Cause: The failure of the landing gear accumulator seal for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to confirm the status of the landing gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Aug-2017 16:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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