# Accident 20190309010659A: Cessna T210M, Chandler, AZ, March 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2019, 14:45 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2708° N, 111.8069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2708&lon=-111.8069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732SJ-2023-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,121 total, 196 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190309010659A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS DISTRACTED ON DOWNWIND SEARCHING FOR HELICOPTER TRAFFIC CROSSING BELOW AND FAILED TO RETURN TO BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST.  AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP.  GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT ACTIVATE.  AIRMAN WAS INTERVIEWED AND TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY. COUNSELLING STRESSED THE NEED FOR CHECKLISTS AND A SHORT FINAL CHECK TO RECONFIRM CONFIGURATION.

## 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 GAA19CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA171), Mar 9, 2019: Cessna T210 (N732SJ), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's distraction while looking for other aircraft in the traffic pattern, which resulted in his failure to follow a prelanding checklist and to extend the landing gear before landing.…

## Other reports on N732SJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20160130024079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160130024079I), Jan 30, 2016: Cessna T210M (N732SJ), No damage. 1/30/2016 - Discussion with pilot indicated that he had taken off from chd for a local flight. Upon gear retraction the gear did not cycle into the retracted…

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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