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C210 nose gear collapsed during landing after gear was manually pumped to the down position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 549235 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : xbp.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6.9 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 47 |
| ASRS Report | 549235 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lndg gear position indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On may/thu/02 at XA05, my student and I started out on his first instrument lesson. We performed basic maneuvers with my student under the hood. At about XA55 we decided to return to the airport. As we entered base leg, my student called he was lowering the landing gear. After several seconds waiting for the green light, I said there seemed to be a problem with the gear because we did not get a green light. I then proceeded to recycle the gear and while waiting for it to recycle, got the emergency checklist out. I then tried to recycle the gear 3 more times but still did not get a green landing gear light. I then pulled the emergency gear handle out which was very stiff. After several seconds of trying to pull the handle out, I asked my student to do it since he could use his right hand and I took over aircraft controls. My student pumped for several seconds until it would not pump anymore, but we still did not have a green gear light indication. I then asked the aircraft that just landed if they would mind checking our nose landing gear visually to see if it was in the proper position as we flew by. We could see our main landing gear from inside and could tell they were down. Their response was it looked like it was down and pointed in the right direction. At that point we decided to land the airplane. After touchdown and as the aircraft started to slow down the weight was applied to the gear, the nose gear collapsed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C210 NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LNDG AFTER GEAR WAS MANUALLY PUMPED TO THE DOWN POS.
Narrative: ON MAY/THU/02 AT XA05, MY STUDENT AND I STARTED OUT ON HIS FIRST INST LESSON. WE PERFORMED BASIC MANEUVERS WITH MY STUDENT UNDER THE HOOD. AT ABOUT XA55 WE DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT. AS WE ENTERED BASE LEG, MY STUDENT CALLED HE WAS LOWERING THE LNDG GEAR. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT, I SAID THERE SEEMED TO BE A PROB WITH THE GEAR BECAUSE WE DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT. I THEN PROCEEDED TO RECYCLE THE GEAR AND WHILE WAITING FOR IT TO RECYCLE, GOT THE EMER CHKLIST OUT. I THEN TRIED TO RECYCLE THE GEAR 3 MORE TIMES BUT STILL DID NOT GET A GREEN LNDG GEAR LIGHT. I THEN PULLED THE EMER GEAR HANDLE OUT WHICH WAS VERY STIFF. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS OF TRYING TO PULL THE HANDLE OUT, I ASKED MY STUDENT TO DO IT SINCE HE COULD USE HIS R HAND AND I TOOK OVER ACFT CTLS. MY STUDENT PUMPED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UNTIL IT WOULD NOT PUMP ANYMORE, BUT WE STILL DID NOT HAVE A GREEN GEAR LIGHT INDICATION. I THEN ASKED THE ACFT THAT JUST LANDED IF THEY WOULD MIND CHKING OUR NOSE LNDG GEAR VISUALLY TO SEE IF IT WAS IN THE PROPER POS AS WE FLEW BY. WE COULD SEE OUR MAIN LNDG GEAR FROM INSIDE AND COULD TELL THEY WERE DOWN. THEIR RESPONSE WAS IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS DOWN AND POINTED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AT THAT POINT WE DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND AS THE ACFT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN THE WT WAS APPLIED TO THE GEAR, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.