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C210 pilot reports failure of the landing gear motor en route and initial difficulties with the manual pump. Eventually hand pumping results in a down and safe indication and a normal landing ensues at destination airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1043347 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201210 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| 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 | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 23 Flight Crew Total 6497.6 Flight Crew Type 5349.1 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Electric/hydraulic landing gear motor failed and gear did not extend and lock. Executed emergency procedures to extend gear with manual hand pump and initially could not get gear down either. Checked hydraulic fluid reservoir and it was full. [I] asked flight service to notify destination airport of possible emergency gear up landing. After contact with approach control and explaining the situation; I tried the manual pump again and it did work; extended the gear and made an uneventful landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C210 pilot reports failure of the landing gear motor en route and initial difficulties with the manual pump. Eventually hand pumping results in a down and safe indication and a normal landing ensues at destination airport.
Narrative: Electric/hydraulic landing gear motor failed and gear did not extend and lock. Executed emergency procedures to extend gear with manual hand pump and initially could not get gear down either. Checked hydraulic fluid reservoir and it was full. [I] asked Flight Service to notify destination airport of possible emergency gear up landing. After contact with Approach Control and explaining the situation; I tried the manual pump again and it did work; extended the gear and made an uneventful landing.
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.