# Incident 20121009021509I: Cessna P210R, West Palm Beach, FL, October 9, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2012, 10:45 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5930° N, 80.0851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK (LNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5930&lon=-80.0851&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5457A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5457A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210R (registry code 2073455, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,259 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121009021509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO PLACE THE LANDING GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION PRIOR TO LANDING.

## Other reports on N5457A (1)

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

- [Accident 19881227056859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881227056859A), Dec 27, 1988: Cessna P210R (N5457A), Grovertown, IN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel IFR en route. Crash landed gear up in open field. Failed to have proper fuel for IFR flight.

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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