# Accident 20050730020099A: Cessna 210A, El Cajon, CA, July 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2005
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8261° N, 116.9725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8261&lon=-116.9725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9468X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9468X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050730020099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 7/30/05 N9468X A CE-210A LANDED GEAR UP RUNWAY 27R GILLESPIE FIELD (SEE). THE PILOT STATES THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. NO INJURIES TO PILOT, AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ON 8/4/05 THE A/C WAS PLACED ON JACKS AT EL CAJON FLYING SERVICE GILLESPIE FIELD. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED THROUGH RETRACT AND EXTENSION EVOLUTION SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. THE GEAR WARNING HORN ACTIVATED AND THE GEAR GREEN AND RED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE PILOT STATES HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 4 OR 5 HOURS IN TYPE. HE ALSO VOLUNTEERED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT FLIGHT HE DID NOT USE A CHECK LIST PRIOR TO LANDING AND DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK IF THE GEAR DOWN LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THIS AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH WING MOUNTED MIRRORS LEFT AND RIGHT IN ORDER TO VISUALLY ASCERTAIN MAIN GEAR LEG POSITION. HE SAID HE DID NOT CHECK THE MIRRORS FOR GEAR POSITION. ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP REMOVED AND TESTED BY REPAIR STATION QYIR, OKC. ASI ^PRIVACY DA^ OBSERVED PUMP TEST AND REPORTED NORMAL FLOWS AND PRESSURES. THIS INVESTIGATION CONTINUED BY A SAN FSDO OPERATIONS.

## 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 LAX05LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA251), Jul 31, 2005: Cessna 210A (N9468X), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was fully extended prior to landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention.

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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