Cessna T210-M accident near Pomona, Missouri, March 31, 1994
On March 31, 1994 at about 11:15 pm local time, a Cessna T210-M, registered N732YK, was substantially damaged in an accident near Pomona, Missouri (West Plains Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The seperation of the landing gear door actuator, resulting in total loss of hydraulic fluid.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 31, 1994 · about 11:15 pm local time
- Place
- Pomona, Missouri · West Plains Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210-M · all T210-Ms on the register
- Registration
- N732YK · registry record · serial 21061879
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE LOWERING THE WHEELS FOR LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR PISTON SEPERATED FROM ITS CYLINDER, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE WHEEL LOCKED DOWN, AND THE RIGHT WHEEL REMAINED IN A TRAILING POSITION. AFTER FLYING FOR 2 MORE HOURS ATTEMPTING VARIOUS METHODS OF LOCKING THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL DOWN, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND. DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE SNAP RING WHICH RETAINS THE ROD END IN THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WAS INTACT BUT HAD SEPARATED FROM ITS RETENTION GROOVE. NO DAMAGE WAS APPARENT TO THE SNAP RING GROOVE. THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WAS REASSEMBLED AND ACTUATION TESTS WERE NORMAL WITH NO LEAKS. THERE WAS NO RECORD OF MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE ACTUATOR WITHIN THE LAST 8 YEARS. LABORATORY INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE GROOVE AND CYLINDER WERE MACHINED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. THERE WAS A SLIGHT DEFORMATION OF THE GROOVE LIP, BUT IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED TO BE PRE-EXISTING.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,252 hours in all; 7 in this make and model; 64 in the last 90 days; 23 in the last 30 days; 971 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,540 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 1, 1993; 58 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ADS Addison TX at 7:18 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 4,902 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 25°F (-4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:56 pm from FLP, 45 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N732YK the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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