# Incident 20260425003119I: Cessna 210H, Redding, CA, April 25, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2026, 11:46 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Benton Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5737° N, 122.4073° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5737&lon=-122.4073&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6130F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6130F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210H (registry code 2073436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 2,350 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260425003119I

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 WPR26LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA171), Apr 25, 2026: Cessna 210 (N6130F), Redding, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and his failure to conduct the before 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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