# Accident 20111023024609A: Cessna 210J, West Chicago, IL, October 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2011, 16:05 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9069° N, 88.2483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9069&lon=-88.2483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3309S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3309S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210J (registry code 2073439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111023024609A

## Narrative

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

PRIVATE PILOT AND COMMERCIAL PILOT RATED PASSENGER FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE RUNWAY 20R AT DPA.

## 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 CEN12CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA036), Oct 23, 2011: Cessna 210J (N3309S), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before touchdown due to his failure to use a checklist.

## Other reports on N3309S (2)

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

- [Incident 20080228837159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080228837159I), Feb 28, 2008: Cessna 210J (N3309S), Big Sandy, TX, Minor damage. (-23) During the landing phase, the student pilot made a hard landing, touching down on the nose gear during initial contact with the runway leading to the…
- [Accident 19740403007319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740403007319A), Apr 3, 1974: Cessna 210J (N3309S), Livingston, IL, Substantial damage. Capacitor PN-CRE953A exploded. Wind gusting 30K.acft slid along edge of hwy,rear wheels in soft mud

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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