# Accident 20240613007809A: Cessna P210N, Reno, NV, June 13, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2024, 13:05 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6629° N, 119.8794° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6629&lon=-119.8794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36RW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36RW) (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: 1,179 total, 507 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240613007809A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KRTS, DURING CLIMB AT 1500 FEET AGL THE ALTERNATOR WARNING CAME ON AND THE PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN TO TRY TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. DURING THE TURN THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH NO TIME TO MANUALLY PUMP THE GEAR DOWN CAUSING A GEAR UP LANDING UNDER NO POWER. DURING INVESTIGATION WE FOUND THE LEFT TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 7 GALLONS TOTAL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT RIGHT HAND TANK WAS EMPTY.

## 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 WPR24LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA230), Jun 13, 2024: Cessna P210N (N36RW), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of electrical power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a partial extension of the landing gear and subsequent landing gear collapse during landing. Contributing to the accident was…

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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