Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Colorado Springs, Colorado 49684
Thursday, July 19, 2012 19:00 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot said that he lowered the landing gear in preparation for landing but did not see a “GEAR SAFE” green light. He visually confirmed that the right main landing gear had not extended fully and noted red fluid on the landing gear. The pilot landed on the left main landing gear and, as the airplane slowed, it settled on the right wing tip and came to a halt. A repair facility retrieved the airplane and reported that the right hydraulic main gear down-lock actuator hose had failed. The hose appeared to have been an original installation. Other hydraulic lines had been replaced as there were three different styles of hoses noted.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The failure of the right hydraulic main gear down-lock actuator hose in flight.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/19/2012
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1900
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City Colorado Springs
Event State COLORADO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 49684
Event Date Year 2012
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 384821N
Event Location Longitude 1044203W
Event Location Airport Colorado Springs Municipal
Event Location Nearest Airport ID KCOS
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 6187
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1854 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID KCOS
Elevation of weather observation facility 6187
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 12000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
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) 31
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 1
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 170
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.25
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report KCOS 200054Z 17008KT 10SM FEW120 31/01 A3025 RMK A
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) 30390
NTSB Notification Source Pilot
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 2 2012 2:17PM
User who most recently changed record scoa
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N311TM
NTSB Number CEN12LA420
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model T210M
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 21062515
Certified Max Gross Weight 3800
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 3
Total number of seats on the aircraft 5
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Feb 2 2012 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 24
Airframe Hours 3146
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name AERWORTHY CONSULTING LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 8118 GREENLAND RD
Aircraft Owner City FRANKTOWN
Aircraft Owner State CO
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 80116-8209
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name AERWORTHY CONSULTING LLC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 8118 GREENLAND RD
Operator City FRANKTOWN
Operator State CO
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 80116-8209
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 KLBL
Departure City Liberal
Departure State KS
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1621
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code KCOS
Destination City Colorado Springs
Destination State CO
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Aug 27 2012 5:18PM
User who most recently changed record scoa
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 13
Runway Length 8269
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --