Daggett/Barstow Airport, Daggett, California
Location: The Daggett Airport is located 4 miles
east of Daggett, California.
History:
Daggett/Barstow Airport Today: Intensive flight
training; helicopter operations; military operations; ultralights;
Airport
Services and Amenities: Daggett Aviation, Inc.; Fuel; Chevron Jet,
100LL, Self-service; Jet, 100LL, 24 hours;
Special Events and
Attractions: Calico Ghost Town;
Airport
Area Accident History:
Accident occurred Friday, March 16, 2007 in
Barstow, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 6/27/2007
Aircraft: Cessna T210N, registration: N628TT
Injuries: 3 Uninjured.
The single engine airplane made a gear up
landing that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane. The pilot
reported that he was cruising at 10,500 feet, when his autopilot kicked off.
He reset the autopilot and it kicked off again a few minutes later. He
checked his instruments and found that the ammeter was discharging, with the
system voltage rapidly dropping from 28 volts towards 20 volts. He notified
ATC that he would descend into a nearby airport, reduced all nonessential
electrical loads, and slowed the airplane down. The system voltage was now
about 12-14 volts. He setup an orbit over the airport, and attempted
lowering the landing gear normally, which was not successful. He made
numerous attempts to manually pump down the landing gear using the
hand-operated emergency hydraulic pump handle. The nose wheel extended;
however, the main landing gear only extended 3 or 4 inches. After circling
30 to 45 minutes, the pilot decided to land the airplane gear up. He landed
on the runway, slid about 1,000 feet, and veered off to its south side.
Ground crews were able to pull the landing gear into the down and locked
position after putting the airplane on jacks. There was no evidence of a
hydraulic fluid leak. The pilot reported that during a further examination
of the airplane he determined that the landing gear motor malfunctioned, and
that he had not properly engaged the emergency pump handle prior to
attempting a manual extension of the landing gear. The National
Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this
accident as follows: The pilot's failure to properly execute the manual
landing gear extension procedures.
Daggett/Barstow
Airport Approach /
Landing: None available at this time;
