Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MIA83LA044

JACKSONVILLE, FL, USA

Aircraft #1

N1666X

CESSNA 210L

Analysis

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR USING BOTH NORMAL AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT LANDED GEAR UP ON A FOAMED RUNWAY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR POWER PACK SOLENOID, PART NO. 1280830-1 HAD BECOME STRUCK WITH PREVENTED THE LANDING GEAR FROM EXTENDING. CESSNA AIRCRAFT ISSUED SERVICE LETTER SE-76-24, DATED 11/22/76, RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT OF THE ABOVE POWER PACK SOLENOID WITH A NEW IMPROVED MODEL, PART NO. 9881201-1 AT THE NEXT 1000 HOUR OVERHAUL OR ANNUAL INSPECTION, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. THE LAST ANNUAL/PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON 11/15/82.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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