Accident · 1998-09-25

NTSB case ATL98LA130 · Cessna 210L · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1998-09-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 210L (N300EW)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: FLIGHT EXPRESS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FLIGHT EXPRESS

Probable cause

A 6-8 inch crack on the right main landing gear strut, which allowed the hydraulic fluid to escape from the system, along with a power pack sequencing valve failure which allowed the main landing gear to fold on landing. A factor in the accident was the pilots execution of a night landing without her prescribed eye glasses.

Source: NTSB case ATL98LA130

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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