Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C; 210D
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 23; Flight Crew Total 6497.6; Flight Crew Type 5349.1
Human-Machine Interface
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Human Factors
Electric/hydraulic landing gear motor failed and gear did not extend and lock. Executed emergency procedures to extend gear with manual hand pump and initially could not get gear down either. Checked hydraulic fluid reservoir and it was full. [I] asked Flight Service to notify destination airport of possible emergency gear up landing. After contact with Approach Control and explaining the situation; I tried the manual pump again and it did work; extended the gear and made an uneventful landing.
C210 pilot reports failure of the landing gear motor en route and initial difficulties with the manual pump. Eventually hand pumping results in a down and safe indication and a normal landing ensues at destination airport.