# Accident 20210709010519A: Cessna T210G, Missoula, MT, July 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2021, 15:22 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Location: 46.9163° N, 114.0905° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9163&lon=-114.0905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6856R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6856R-2021-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210G (registry code 2073432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,900 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210709010519A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR DURING APPROACH TO THE MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON JULY 9, 2021.

THE GEAR UP LANDING CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PIC STATED HE WAS FOLLOWING A AIRBUS AIRLINER AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WAKE TURBULENCE. HE WAS DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.

## 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 WPR21LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA285), Jul 9, 2021: Cessna T210 (N6856R), Missoula, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use a pre-landing checklist.

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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