Cessna 210A N9468X
31 July 2005 · San Diego, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 July 2005 at about 03:02 local time, a Cessna 210A registered N9468X, operated by Richard M. Palmer, was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 03:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gillespie Field (SEE)
- Coordinates
- 32.8261, -116.9725
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210A
- Registration
- N9468X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard M. Palmer
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Long Beach → San Diego
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- LAX05LA251
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was fully extended prior to landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The partially extended landing gear collapsed during rollout on the runway. No evidence of a mechanical malfunction was noted with the landing gear system during the pilot's flight. The pilot said that on approach he was distracted while looking for another airplane, and he did not observe whether the green gear down light was illuminated after he extended the landing gear. He increased engine power in anticipation of performing a go-around, then located the other airplane, whereupon he closed the throttle and landed. Seconds later during rollout, the airplane's landing gear collapsed. Airport management reported that the airplane was subsequently hoisted up by a crane, the landing gear was manually extended into the locked position, and the airplane was rolled off the runway. The landing gear extension system and the related gear warning horn were functionally examined after the accident with no anomalies found.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 210 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2005 | Cessna 210L | Baker, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 2005 | Cessna 210E | La Gygne, Kansas, United States | Dale Q. Walkup | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2005 | Cessna 210N | Weston, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Mar 2005 | Cessna 210L | Oxnard, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2005 | Cessna 210C | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2005 | Cessna 210 | Watsonville, California, United States | Robert Bonahoom | No injuries | - |
All 2,022 records for this type
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