What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Riverside FSDO received an accident report on September 23, 2025, involving a Cessna 210 aircraft, registration number privacy data omitted at Victorville (southern California Logistics) airport. This aircraft had made a gear up landing on runway 35 after several patterns without incident. An inspector from this office was contacted by the NTSB on September 25, 2025, for assistance in this investigation. On September 30, 2025, that inspector traveled to Victorville airport for an inspection of the aircraft with mechanics on site brought in by the NTSB. After putting the aircraft on jacks to inspect and attempt gear operation, the hydraulic landing gear reservoir was found to have no fluid prohibiting gear operation to include emergency actuation. Further inspection revealed an actuator of the nose landing gear that may have had a crack for a long period of time and could have led to the hydraulic leak. By isolating the microswitch and broken landing gear hose’s the gear would work as normal with gear lights showing proper indication. On October 01, 2025, the privacy data omitted and pilot was contacted by the riverside inspector. The pilot stated that he had recently bought the aircraft, that it had a current annual and that he and an instructor were doing landings at Victorville for practice and aircraft familiarization. On the seventh or eighth landing the gear would not come down. The aircraft occurred damage to the propeller, nose gear that was torn off along with lower fuselage, elevator and wing. Some damage to the flaps and lower fuselage were caused by a forklift and cables used to get the aircraft off the runway. At this time, it does not appear that the incident was due to pilot error, but a mechanical issue that could have been difficult to catch on an inspection. The insurance company responsible for the aircraft has taken over custody and has started their own inspection and diagnosis. This investigation is considered closed at this time. See atqa report number: privacy data omitted. Sas task number: TWP21TY260120.
As the FAA filed it
RIVERSIDE FSDO RECEIVED AN ACCIDENT REPORT ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2025, INVOLVING A CESSNA 210 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT VICTORVILLE (SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS) AIRPORT. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD MADE A GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AFTER SEVERAL PATTERNS WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN INSPECTOR FROM THIS OFFICE WAS CONTACTED BY THE NTSB ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2025, FOR ASSISTANCE IN THIS INVESTIGATION. ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THAT INSPECTOR TRAVELED TO VICTORVILLE AIRPORT FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH MECHANICS ON SITE BROUGHT IN BY THE NTSB. AFTER PUTTING THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS TO INSPECT AND ATTEMPT GEAR OPERATION, THE HYDRAULIC LANDING GEAR RESERVOIR WAS FOUND TO HAVE NO FLUID PROHIBITING GEAR OPERATION TO INCLUDE EMERGENCY ACTUATION. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED AN ACTUATOR OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR THAT MAY HAVE HAD A CRACK FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND COULD HAVE LED TO THE HYDRAULIC LEAK. BY ISOLATING THE MICROSWITCH AND BROKEN LANDING GEAR HOSE’S THE GEAR WOULD WORK AS NORMAL WITH GEAR LIGHTS SHOWING PROPER INDICATION. ON OCTOBER 01, 2025, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PILOT WAS CONTACTED BY THE RIVERSIDE INSPECTOR. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RECENTLY BOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT, THAT IT HAD A CURRENT ANNUAL AND THAT HE AND AN INSTRUCTOR WERE DOING LANDINGS AT VICTORVILLE FOR PRACTICE AND AIRCRAFT FAMILIARIZATION. ON THE SEVENTH OR EIGHTH LANDING THE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT OCCURRED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR THAT WAS TORN OFF ALONG WITH LOWER FUSELAGE, ELEVATOR AND WING. SOME DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS AND LOWER FUSELAGE WERE CAUSED BY A FORKLIFT AND CABLES USED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY. AT THIS TIME, IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE INCIDENT WAS DUE TO PILOT ERROR, BUT A MECHANICAL ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO CATCH ON AN INSPECTION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AIRCRAFT HAS TAKEN OVER CUSTODY AND HAS STARTED THEIR OWN INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SEE ATQA REPORT NUMBER: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. SAS TASK NUMBER: TWP21TY260120.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.