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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210 · Watsonville, CA · June 13, 2005

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Date: June 13, 2005 · 11:30 local
Place: Watsonville, CA
Airport: Watsonville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9457T
Reported as: Cessna 210
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 780 total

N9457TRegistration cancelled Jan 22, 2007 · Cessna 210S/N 57257 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 210 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On June 12, 2005, approx 1130 PDT, Cessna 210, N9457T landed at Watsonville Municipal Airport (wvi), Watsonville, CA with it's main landing gear retracted. Upon entering the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for landing the pilot/owner supposedly put the landing gear control handle in the down position. After doing so, the pilot stated he noticed the single green landing gear enunciator was illuminated. Due to high level traffic at the time, the pilot did not look into the wing mounted mirrors to visually check if the landing gear had in fact deployed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 12, 2005, APPROX 1130 PDT, CESSNA 210, N9457T LANDED AT WATSONVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (WVI), WATSONVILLE, CA WITH IT'S MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. UPON ENTERING THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING THE PILOT/OWNER SUPPOSEDLY PUT THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER DOING SO, THE PILOT STATED HE NOTICED THE SINGLE GREEN LANDING GEAR ENUNCIATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. DUE TO HIGH LEVEL TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, THE PILOT DID NOT LOOK INTO THE WING MOUNTED MIRRORS TO VISUALLY CHECK IF THE LANDING GEAR HAD IN FACT DEPLOYED.