ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357559
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| Date: | Thursday 11 April 1996 |
| Time: | 09:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210N |
| Owner/operator: | Northern Air |
| Registration: | N9820Y |
| MSN: | 2106460 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2960 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paradise, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Arcata, CA (KACV) |
| (Q88) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the pilot was approaching the destination airport, one of the passengers requested that the airplane's rate of descent be slowed because of ear problems. Accordingly, the pilot decreased the airplane's rate of descent to 300 feet per minute. The pilot indicated that he continued the shallow descent rate throughout the landing touchdown which was made using flaps and partial engine power. After touchdown, the pilot heard the sound of the landing gear position warning horn. The airplane slid to a stop with only the nose gear extended. The main gear were found in a partially extended (trailing) position. During the recovery operation and the subsequent examination of the entire landing gear system, no defects or malfunctions were noted.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to follow landing gear extension procedures by not confirming that the gear was fully extended prior to touchdown. A contributing factor was the interference/alteration of the pilot's customary habit pattern due to his response to a passenger's request for a decrease in the descent rate.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA165
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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