Cessna P210N N731NR

Summary

On 1 May 2013 at about 12:45 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N731NR, operated by Crawford Edward J, was involved in an accident near Saint Louis, Missouri, 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

1 May 2013 at 12:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Spirit of St. Louis (SUS)

Coordinates

38.6622, -90.6519

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N731NR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Crawford Edward J

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Saint Louis → Saint Louis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA252

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear or check that it was in the down position before landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on left base of the traffic pattern, an air traffic controller instructed the pilot to make a "short approach" to avoid traffic. The pilot reported that he lowered the landing gear handle but that he was unsure if the landing gear down indicator light had illuminated, and he did not remember visually verifying that the gear was down during the approach. The pilot stated that, during the approach, he was distracted by an odd smell in the cockpit, which he thought may have been the air conditioner malfunctioning. The airplane touched down on the runway surface with the landing gear retracted. Examination of the landing gear system revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Therefore, it is likely that the pilot was distracted by the odor in the cockpit and did not lower the landing gear or check that it was in the down position before landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.