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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Antwerp Belgium
Thursday, July 26, 2012 15:30 UTC
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On July 26, 2012, at 1530 UTC, a Cessna P210N, United States registration N66VS, owned and operated by a Belgian pilot, sustained structural damage when while landing at Antwerp International Airport (EBAW), Antwerp, Belgium, the main landing gear collapsed. The pilot and student pilot passenger on board the airplane were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local, personal flight.
That morning before the flight, the pilot-owner had the airplane cleaned in preparation for a holiday trip. During the cleaning the hydraulic oil for the landing gear had been replenished. After the maintenance was completed, the pilot made a short flight to Hasselt Airport, Belgium, and back. On returning to EBAW, the pilot elected to do an instrument approach. The approach was made with full flaps and the landing gear down. The pilot did not recall if the green landing gear (down) indication light was illuminated. On touchdown during the landing, the airplane began to swing. The main landing gear folded up and the airplane skidded on its belly.
This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Belgian government. Any further information may be obtained from:
Ministry of Mobility and Transport of Belgium
Air Accident Investigation Unit
Rue du Progres 80 Bte 5
1030 Brussels
Belgium
Telephone: +32 2 277 44 23
Facsimile: +32 2 277 42 60
http://www.mobilit.fgov.be
This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Air Accident Investigation Unit of Belgium.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/26/2012 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 1530 |
| Event Time Zone | Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT |
| Event City | Antwerp |
| Event State | -- |
| Event Country | BELGIUM |
| Zipcode of the event site | -- |
| Event Date Year | 2012 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | -- |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| 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 | Foreign |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | Belgian Air Accident Investiga |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 1 2012 10:28AM |
| User who most recently changed record | bowl |
| Basic weather conditions | -- |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
|
| Aircraft Registration Number | N66VS |
| NTSB Number | CEN12WA535 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Non-U.S., Non-Commercial |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Unknown |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 210 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | N |
| Aircraft Serial Number | P21000421 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | P.O. Box 2549 |
| Aircraft Owner City | Onalaska |
| Aircraft Owner State | TX |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 77360 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Broechem |
| Operator State | -- |
| Operator Country | BE |
| Operator Zip code | -- |
| 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 | EBAW |
| Departure City | Antwerp |
| Departure State | -- |
| Departure Country | BE |
| Departure Time | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | -- |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | EBAW |
| Destination City | Antwerp |
| Destination State | -- |
| Destination Country | BE |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 13 2012 1:53PM |
| User who most recently changed record | bowl |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | -- |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |