# Accident 19790401008769A: Cessna 210, Lansing, IL, April 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lansing, IL
- Airport: Lansing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5349° N, 87.5295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANSING MUNI (IGQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5349&lon=-87.5295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210DK-2011-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 548 total, 69 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401008769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FAILED TO ASCERTAIN GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI79FEE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE44), Apr 1, 1979: Cessna 210L (N210DK), Lansing, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N210DK (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830128001709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830128001709A), Jan 28, 1983: Cessna 210L (N210DK), Ocotillo Wells, CA, Substantial damage. Ran fuel tank dry, unable to restart engine after switching tanks. Landed in desert at night in a left skid.
- [Accident 19820514019329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820514019329A), May 14, 1982: Cessna 210 (N210DK), Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. Demonstrating short field landing to student passenger, landed gear up. Pilot fatigue also a factor.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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