# Accident 20200616006729A: Cessna P210N, Maricopa, AZ, June 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9878° N, 111.9181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9878&lon=-111.9181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117KP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117KP-2022-01-20) (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 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,534 total, 487 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200616006729A

## Narrative

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

I DEPARTED FALCON FIELD, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:45 FOR THE SHORT FLIGHT TO AK CHIN (A39) TO FUEL MY AIRPLANE. I CLIMBED TO 3,500 FEET AND THE AIR BECAME TURBULENT. AWOS REPORTED WINDS 260/8. I CHOSE A DIRECT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AT A39. I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS ON CTAF.  NO OTHER TRAFFIC WAS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME. I BEGAN MY DESCENT AND THE AIR BECAME MORE TURBULENT AND THE WINDS WERE SHIFTING. AS I SET UP FOR THE FINAL TO RUNWAY 22 I CONDUCTED MY GUMPS CHECK AS I WAS BOUNCING THROUGH THE AIR. I LATER WOULD LEARN I HAD OMITTED DROPPING THE GEAR, VERIFYING THE GREEN LIGHT AND CHECKING THE MIRRORS. ON FINAL I EXPERIENCED GUSTS THAT FORCED ME TO ADD AND DECREASE MANIFOLD PRESSURE OFTEN. AS I STARTED THE FLARE FOR LANDING I HEARD THE GEAR HORN BUT IT WAS TOO LATE TO GO AROUND. AFTER THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP I EXITED WITH NO INJURIES. I WAS MET BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER.

## 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 WPR20CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA184), Jun 16, 2020: Cessna P210 (N117KP), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the airplane’s retractable landing gear before landing.

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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