# Accident 20211201020049A: Cessna 510, Lake Havasu, AZ, December 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2021, 12:54 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3401° N, 114.2132° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3401&lon=-114.2132&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 510 (registry code 2076617, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW615F-A (registry code 52282, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw615f-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 510
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW615F-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 470 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211201020049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLIES SINGLE PILOT FOR PERSONAL TRAVEL AND ALSO DOES ANGEL FIGHTS. HIS NORMAL PROCEDURE IS TO ALWAYS FLY IFR, SHOOTING AN APPROACH AND LANDING OUT OF THAT. HIS LANDING CHECKLIST IS ACCOMPLISHED AT THE FINAL APPROACH FIX ALWAYS. ON THIS FLIGHT ATC VECTORED HIMN TO THE AIRPORT ON A CLEAR DAY AND CLEARED HIM FOR A VISUAL. HIM APPROACHED THE RUNWAY AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND TURNED FINAL AT ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY. BECAUSE HE DID NOT FLY TO THE FINAL APPROACH FIX HE HAD REMOVED A CRITICAL POINT IN HIS NORMAL PROCESS, INCLUDING PUTTING THE GEAR DOWN. HE DID NOT REALIZE IT UNTIL HE TOUCHED THE GROUND.

COUNSELED TO THROW IN A 1 OR 2 MILE CHECK OF THE GEAR DOWN SO NOT RELY ON ALWAYS DOING IT AT THE FINAL APPROACH FIX.

## 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 WPR22LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA058), Dec 1, 2021: Cessna 510 (N81CB), Havasu, AZ, 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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