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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210H · Redding, CA · April 25, 2026

Date
April 25, 2026 · 11:46 local
Place
Redding, CA
Airport
Benton Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6130F
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR26LA171
Reported as
Cessna 210H
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total2,350 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A pilot operating a Cessna 210 failed to select gear in the down position for landing.

As the FAA filed it

A PILOT OPERATING A CESSNA 210 FAILED TO SELECT GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION FOR LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.