# Accident 20130418008339A: Cessna P210N, Corvallis, OR, April 18, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2013, 15:00 local time
- Place: Corvallis, OR
- Airport: Corvallis Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4914° N, 123.2869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4914&lon=-123.2869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-AF
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,902 total, 381 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130418008339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED LANDING ON RWY 35 AT CVO WITH NO WEATHER OR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.  DURING LANDING ROLL OUT PILOT REPORTED SELECTING THE GEAR HANDLE UP INSTEAD OF THE FLAP HANDLE AT ABOUT 40 OR 50 KTS.  NOSE GEAR BEGAN RETRACTION AS IT WAS STILL EXTENDED PAST THE LIMIT SAFETY SWITCH.  NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON NOSE GEAR DOORS AND PROPELLER, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME KEEL BEEM STRUCTURE ATTACHING THE NOSE GEAR WELL AND ENGINE SUPPORTS TO AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE CENTER SECTION.  PROPELLER SEVERELY DAMAGED.

## 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 WPR13CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA258), Apr 18, 2013: Cessna P210N (N711BG), Corvallis, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent selection and activation of the landing gear handle rather than the flap handle during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to alter the…

## Other reports on N711BG (5)

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

- [Incident 20200106003279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200106003279I), Jan 6, 2020: Cessna P210N (N711BG), Salinas, CA, Minor damage. Airman mismanged fuel, engine quit in cruise flight and landed in field short of runway.
- [Incident 20170601014379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170601014379I), Jun 1, 2017: Cessna P210N (N711BG), Monterey, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that the nose gear collapsed on landing rwy 28L upon touch down and came to a stop in safe zone area.
- [Accident 20030510008239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030510008239A), May 10, 2003: Cessna P210N (N711BG), Boise, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) During a practice instrument approach the pilot failed to use a checklist and forgot to extend the landing gear before he landed his aircraft.…
- [Incident 20000817028199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000817028199I), Aug 17, 2000: Cessna P210N (N711BG), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. (-23)During taxi, right wing struck left wing leading edge of CE-172.
- [Incident 19991013036389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991013036389I), Oct 13, 1999: Cessna P210N (N711BG), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On approach to Santa Barbara airport the alternator light was "on" which indicates alternator failure. The pilot turned off the avionics with the…

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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