ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228392
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 2019 |
| Time: | 13:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210M Turbo Centurion II |
| Owner/operator: | Nomarco Inc |
| Registration: | N501SF |
| MSN: | 21061808 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3644 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-R9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eugene Airport (EUG/KEUG), Eugene, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Eugene Airport, OR (EUG/KEUG) |
| Eugene Airport, OR (EUG/KEUG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after departing on a solo flight, at an altitude of about 3,000 ft mean sea level, the student pilot detected smoke in the cockpit. He immediately returned to the departure airport and landed gear up, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane. The pilot stated that he chose to land with the gear up because he believed the airplane was on fire and ''¦just wanted to get the airplane on the ground.' The pilot did not report any other mechanical anomalies with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
A postaccident examination of the landing gear system revealed that the electric motor that powered the hydraulic power pack likely remained powered after the landing gear had been retracted. When the motor failed to shut off, it overheated and burned out, which likely resulted in smoke entering the cockpit. The reason for the motor anomaly could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The failure of the landing gear electric motor to shut off after landing gear retraction, which resulted in the motor overheating, burning out, and producing smoke in the cockpit. The pilot's decision to land with the landing gear retracted resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR19LA237
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N501SF
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2019 01:47 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Aug-2019 06:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2019 14:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 19:21 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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