A C210 pilot reports that his gear collapsed after touchdown. There were no injuries.

Attributes
ACN	400220
Time
Date	199804
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : srq
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 47 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	400220
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On apr/xa/98 I performed the following while landing a centurion P210. I entered a 3 mi final, used a checklist for landing, and initiated same by lowering the landing gear. Heard hydraulic pump sounds and a green light came on to lock the landing gear in place. I then proceeded to land the aircraft. The aircraft flared, wheels touched the ground and collapsed, smoke filled the cabin and I immediately vacated the aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the pilot said that the tires contacted the runway first, but the skid marks only ran for about 5 ft and then metal scrape marks were seen to the point where the aircraft came to rest. The aircraft's engine had to be replaced and once that is complete the pilot said that he was going to ferry it to a hydraulic specialist. The FAA and his mechanic were unable to determine the cause of the gear collapse. The reporter alleged that an FAA inspector told him that another C210 had a similar gear failure at another airport within the past month.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C210 PLT RPTS THAT HIS GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Narrative: ON APR/XA/98 I PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING WHILE LNDG A CENTURION P210. I ENTERED A 3 MI FINAL, USED A CHKLIST FOR LNDG, AND INITIATED SAME BY LOWERING THE LNDG GEAR. HEARD HYD PUMP SOUNDS AND A GREEN LIGHT CAME ON TO LOCK THE LNDG GEAR IN PLACE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND THE ACFT. THE ACFT FLARED, WHEELS TOUCHED THE GND AND COLLAPSED, SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN AND I IMMEDIATELY VACATED THE ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE PLT SAID THAT THE TIRES CONTACTED THE RWY FIRST, BUT THE SKID MARKS ONLY RAN FOR ABOUT 5 FT AND THEN METAL SCRAPE MARKS WERE SEEN TO THE POINT WHERE THE ACFT CAME TO REST. THE ACFT'S ENG HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ONCE THAT IS COMPLETE THE PLT SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO FERRY IT TO A HYD SPECIALIST. THE FAA AND HIS MECH WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR COLLAPSE. THE RPTR ALLEGED THAT AN FAA INSPECTOR TOLD HIM THAT ANOTHER C210 HAD A SIMILAR GEAR FAILURE AT ANOTHER ARPT WITHIN THE PAST MONTH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.