# Accident 20160916018659A: Cessna P210N, Lititz, PA, September 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2016, 11:05 local time
- Place: Lititz, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1222° N, 76.2944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1222&lon=-76.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: TCM Cont TSIO-520 series (registry code 17060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/tcm-cont-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO 520SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,807 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160916018659A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 8 AT LNS. PILOT STATES THE LANDING GEAR POSITION LEVER WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. PILOT INDICATED THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. THERE WAS NO AUDIBLE GEAR UNSAFE HORN HEARD. ATC OBSERVED THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE GEAR UNSAFE HORN SOUNDED. AFTER ROLLOUT, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRMAN EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA16LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA318), Sep 16, 2016: Cessna P210 (N224MH), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A landing gear collapse during landing for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination and testing of the landing gear did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical…

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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