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ERA22LA005

2021-10-05 · Columbia, South Carolina, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CUB

Current FAA registration · N6318B

Make / Model
CESSNA 210M
Year of manufacture
1978 · 43 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19780626
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A844E5

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

A failure of the landing gear hydraulic power pack for reasons that could not be determined.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that the gear unsafe light was intermittent while he taxied before departure. After a discussion with his mechanic, the pilot decided to fly the airplane home for repairs. During the return flight, the gear unsafe light again illuminated intermittently. The landing gear locked light illuminated when he lowered the airplane’s landing gear, although there were two transient and momentary “chirps” of the landing gear warning system. The pilot visually confirmed that the main landing gear were down; however, during the subsequent landing roll, the right landing gear collapsed. The airplane tipped to the right, which resulted in damage to the right elevator and horizontal stabilizer. A follow-up examination of the landing gear hydraulic power pack revealed that the hydraulic pump operated intermittently. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Hydraulic power system-Pump, main-Malfunction
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Gear extension and retract sys-Malfunction

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_ERA22LA005.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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