# Accident 20020420018179A: Cessna P210N, Linden, NJ, April 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2002, 12:20 local time
- Place: Linden, NJ
- Airport: Linden Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6172° N, 74.2444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6172&lon=-74.2444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734VS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734VS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020420018179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IFR FLIGHT FROM D52 TO LDJ, UPON ARRIVAL AT LINDEN, CANCELLED IFR ENTERED LEFT DOWN WIND, EYEWITNESS OBSERVED AIRCRAFT TURN LEFT BASE TO FINAL WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 27. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY 27 APPROXIMATELY 1060 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, RIGHT WING TIP HIT RUNWAY CAUSING WING AND AILERON DAMAGE.

## 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 IAD02LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA045), Apr 20, 2002: Cessna P210N (N734VS), Linden, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.

## Other reports on N734VS (1)

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

- [Incident 20230407009479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230407009479I), Apr 7, 2023: Cessna P210N (N734VS), St. Petersburg, FL, Minor damage. St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (pie): Cessna 210, Landed gear-up on runway 4.

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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