Florence Municiple Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Florence, Oregon 97439
Friday, November 29, 2013 15:00 PST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that the landing gear actuator had been rebuilt and that all ground tests were uneventful. During the takeoff for the maintenance test flight, the landing gear retracted normally. However, when selected to the extend position for landing, the left and right main landing gear would not extend. The nosewheel landing gear did extend and lock in the down position. The pilot’s numerous attempts to raise or lower the main landing gear were unsuccessful. The pilot initiated a partial gear-up landing, and, during the landing, the left horizontal stabilizer struck the runway. Multiple attempts to retract or extend the landing gear during postaccident examinations were unsuccessful. During functional tests of the hydraulic power pack, the power pack extended the landing gear; however, it did not extend or retract the flaps. In addition, the power pack did not retract the landing gear or build up any pressure with the hand pump. Further examination of the hydraulic pack revealed that the No. 1 thermal relief valve lost pressure after it was relieved and that four poppet assemblies did not hold pressure.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The failure of the hydraulic power pack, which prevented the extension of the landing gear and resulted in a partial gear-up landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/29/2013
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1500
Event Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Event City Florence
Event State OREGON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 97439
Event Date Year 2013
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 435850N
Event Location Longitude 1240638W
Event Location Airport FLORENCE MUNICIPLE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 6S2
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 6837
Degrees magnetic from airport 65
Airport Elevation 51
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2255 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 4
Weather Observation Facility ID KONP
Elevation of weather observation facility 160
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 36
Time Zone of the weather observation UTC
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 11000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 11000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Thin Overcast
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 5
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 9
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 7
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 340
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.31
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KONP 292255Z AUTO 34004KT 5SM BR OVC110 09/0
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) 33341
NTSB Notification Source FAA Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 30 2014 11:07AM
User who most recently changed record cawj
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6575X
NTSB Number WPR14LA059
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 210
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 57575
Certified Max Gross Weight 2900
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 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 12 2013 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 3
Airframe Hours 1865
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name LARGE NATHAN G
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City FLORENCE
Aircraft Owner State OR
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 97439
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Eric Baldwin
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Florence
Operator State OR
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 97439
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
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 Yes
Departure Airport Code 6S2
Departure City Florence
Departure State OR
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1400
Departure Time Zone PST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 6S2
Destination City Florence
Destination State OR
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 30 2014 11:07AM
User who most recently changed record cawj
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 33
Runway Length 3000
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --