ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295596
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 July 2003 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N761XE |
| MSN: | 21062594 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5561 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aspen, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, CO (ASE/KASE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that on departure, he could not get the landing gear to retract. The pilot elected to terminate the flight and returned to the airport to land. The pilot said that during the landing, he attempted to set the airplane down "softly." On touchdown, the airplane's right main landing gear collapsed causing substantial damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The airplane spun around 180 degrees before coming to a stop on the runway. An examination of the landing gear system showed that there was a loose wire in the landing gear handle, which sent a false indication to the right main gear actuator switch, causing the system to unlock the gear but not initiate landing gear retraction. No other anomalies were found. The pilot reported that prior to the accident flight, he had maintenance performed on the landing gear indicator light.
Probable Cause: the failure of the landing gear actuator switch. Factors relating to the accident were the false landing gear indication, the precautionary landing, and the improper maintenance adjustment performed on the landing gear switch prior to the accident flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA116
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 May 1986 | N761XE | Project Lighthawk | 0 | Erie, CO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 10:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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