Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Cessna T210J Turbo Centurion, N2263R: Incident occurred May 18, 2016 at McCarran International Airport (KLAS), Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada

http://registry.faa.gov/N2263R

Date: 18-MAY-16
Time: 23:15:00Z
Regis#: N2263R
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 210
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Minor
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Las Vegas FSDO-19
City: LAS VEGAS
State: Nevada

AIRCRAFT ON LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.



LAS VEGAS (KSNV News3LV) — Officials are investigating a hard landing at McCarran Airport.

The call originally came in around 4:17 p.m. Wednesday as a possible crash, but McCarran official Christine Crews confirmed it was a hard landing involving a Cessna small aircraft.


The hard landing was caused by a collapsing landing gear. While landing, the gear collapsed from the plane.


No injuries or fires are reported, and no damage was made to the airport.


Only one person was on the plane at the time of the landing.


Runway Two-Five Left, running parallel to Sunset Road, is closed until the aircraft is moved.


McCarran officials confirm there are no flight delays or cancellations as of this time.


Story and video:  http://news3lv.com


A small Cessna aircraft's landing gear collapsed upon landing at McCarran International Airport on Wednesday.

It was reported around 4:17 p.m. There was only one person on board. There were no injuries.

Runway 25 west is closed until the plane can be cleared.

Story and video:   http://www.ktnv.com

Landing gear collapsed during an aircraft’s landing at McCarran International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.

About 4:15 p.m., a Cessna’s landing gear “collapsed” when it landed at McCarran International Airport, spokeswoman Christine Crews said. One person was on board the aircraft, and no injuries were reported, she said.

Crews said that the pilot did not make an emergency call before landing. It is unclear if this was a mechanical failure, she said.

The runway where the plane landed was closed after landing, but no flight delays were expected.

Original article can be found here: http://www.reviewjournal.com

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