Stevens Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Pagosa Springs, Colorado 81147
Sunday, September 7, 2008 12:45 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

Prior to landing, the pilot attempted to lower the landing gear with the gear switch in the cockpit. The "gear would not extend down with [the] switch, therefore, I used the hand pump and it extended down 25 percent were it stopped." The pilot contacted a mechanic via cell phone and the mechanic advised him the problem could not be fixed while flying. The pilot landed the airplane with the landing gear partially retracted. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane and landing gear system. No anomalies were noted with the landing gear system. The reason for the occurrence was not determined.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The failure of the landing gear to extend for undetermined reasons.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/7/2008
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1245
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City Pagosa Springs
Event State COLORADO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 81147
Event Date Year 2008
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 371710N
Event Location Longitude 1070321W
Event Location Airport Stevens Field Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID PSO
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 7664
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID --
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 20
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 190
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 24678
NTSB Notification Source FAA Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date Sep 7 2008 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 26 2009 3:13PM
User who most recently changed record grol
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Denver, Colorado

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6515X
NTSB Number DEN08LA153
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 210
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 57151
Certified Max Gross Weight 2900
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 2
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jul 17 2008 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 2200.8
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name Steven M Dauenhauer
Aircraft Owner Street Address PO Box 1293
Aircraft Owner City Springtown
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 76082
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Steven M Dauenhauer
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address PO Box 1293
Operator City Springtown
Operator State TX
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 76082
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code Q58
Departure City SANTA ROSA
Departure State NM
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 950
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code PSO
Destination City Pagosa Springs
Destination State CO
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - roll
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 12 2008 11:16AM
User who most recently changed record saua
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 19
Runway Length 8100
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --