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C210 pilot reports the failure of the right medium large transport to extend during approach. Hydraulic fluid is observed on the right gear and attempts at emergency pumping the gear down are unsuccessful. After burning most of the fuel in the right wing tank; a right medium large transport up landing ensues with no injuries reported.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1024634 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Main Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 21 Flight Crew Total 1558 Flight Crew Type 844 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
[I] departed on IFR flight plan in good VMC and cruised 12;000 ft. When lowering gear for visual approach; noted absence of green gear safe light and visually confirmed right main landing gear (medium large transport) failed to extend fully. Lots of fluid observed on gear. Declared emergency and conducted emergency gear extension procedures multiple times. Little or no pressure on emergency extension handle. Flyby at tower suggestion confirmed failure of medium large transport. After burning off almost all fuel on right tank and trying procedures passed on by tower from maintenance personnel; elected to land on two gear thought to be down and locked and hold right wing up as long as possible on rollout. [I] used runway most directly into the wind. Landed gently on left medium large transport; but after aircraft settled right wing and fuselage contacted runway and aircraft skidded to stop just off the asphalt. Egressed aircraft on left side as pre-briefed. No injuries. After all measures thought consistent with safety were attempted; all we could do was land the aircraft as gently as possible and accept damage. [I] kept the aircraft under control and the priorities of life and limb uppermost.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C210 pilot reports the failure of the right MLG to extend during approach. Hydraulic fluid is observed on the right gear and attempts at emergency pumping the gear down are unsuccessful. After burning most of the fuel in the right wing tank; a right MLG up landing ensues with no injuries reported.
Narrative: [I] departed on IFR flight plan in good VMC and cruised 12;000 FT. When lowering gear for visual approach; noted absence of green gear safe light and visually confirmed right Main Landing Gear (MLG) failed to extend fully. Lots of fluid observed on gear. Declared emergency and conducted emergency gear extension procedures multiple times. Little or no pressure on emergency extension handle. Flyby at Tower suggestion confirmed failure of MLG. After burning off almost all fuel on right tank and trying procedures passed on by Tower from maintenance personnel; elected to land on two gear thought to be down and locked and hold right wing up as long as possible on rollout. [I] used runway most directly into the wind. Landed gently on left MLG; but after aircraft settled right wing and fuselage contacted runway and aircraft skidded to stop just off the asphalt. Egressed aircraft on left side as pre-briefed. No injuries. After all measures thought consistent with safety were attempted; all we could do was land the aircraft as gently as possible and accept damage. [I] kept the aircraft under control and the priorities of life and limb uppermost.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.