# Accident 19910320006589A: Cessna 210G, Metter, GA, March 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1991, 18:45 local time
- Place: Metter, GA
- Airport: Metter Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3909° N, 82.0610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3909&lon=-82.0610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28CE-1993-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210G (registry code 2073430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,639 total, 250 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910320006589A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED PILOT RATED PASSENGER TO LAND GEAR UP. PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY TRAFFIC. PILOT PASSENGER NOT FAMILIAR IN 210

## 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 ATL91LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA068), Mar 20, 1991: Cessna 210G (N28CE), Metter, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR WHEN HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED BY RADIO CONVERSATION.

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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