# Accident 20030702015939A: Cessna T210M, Aspen, CO, July 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2003, 07:31 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2272° N, 106.8703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2272&lon=-106.8703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761XE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761XE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030702015939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 2, 2003 AT 07:31 LOCAL DAYLIGHT TIME, CESSNA N761XE, A (T210M), LANDED AT ASPEN, COLORADO PITKIN COUNTY AIRPORT AS A PRECAUTION BECAUSE THE PILOT COULD NOT GET THE LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 180 DEGREES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE 4 PASSENGERS.

## 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 DEN03LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA116), Jul 2, 2003: Cessna T210M (N761XE), Aspen, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the landing gear actuator switch. Factors relating to the accident were the false landing gear indication, the precautionary landing, and the improper maintenance adjustment performed…

## Other reports on N761XE (2)

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

- [Accident 19860512017669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860512017669A), May 12, 1986: Cessna T210M (N761XE), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. Landed gear up. Remembers saying checklist but does not remember final check of down and green.
- [Incident 19810902071349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810902071349I), Sep 2, 1981: Cessna T210M (N761XE), Redlands, CA, Minor damage. Pilot made wheels up landing, forgot to extend gear.

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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