Cessna 210L N1752X

Summary

On 24 October 1995 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 210L registered N1752X was involved in an accident near Lincoln, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 October 1995 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lincoln, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Lincoln (S69)

Coordinates

47.1596, -112.6807

Aircraft

Cessna 210L

Registration

N1752X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anaconda → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA96LA011

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilot to follow the landing checklist and assure that the landing gear was extended. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's diverted attention, and an inoperative landing gear warning system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot reported that his attention was diverted, and he forgot to extend the landing gear prior to touch down on the runway. The pilot also stated that the gear-up light was obstructed and the landing gear warning horn did not sound, but that he did remember hearing a 'clicking' sound. Later, the landing gear warning horn was determined to be inoperative and that it did make an intermittent 'clicking' sound during the test.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.