# Accident 20250913014949A: Cessna P210N, Victorville, CA, September 13, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2025, 13:04 local time
- Place: Victorville, CA
- Airport: Soouthern California Logistics
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5906° N, 117.3791° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5906&lon=-117.3791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25WD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25WD) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250913014949A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR25LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA282), Sep 13, 2025: Cessna P210N (N25WD), Victorville, CA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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