# NTSB ANC12CA040: Cessna T210L, N732BE, Whittier, AK, May 20, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 19, 2012, 18:10 local (May 20, 2012, 02:10 UTC) - Place: Whittier, AK - Coordinates: 60.75, -148.75 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7500&lon=-148.7500&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 9, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA FSDO-03 - NTSB case key (mKey): 83691 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC12CA040 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83691/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83691 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA040 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure use the prelanding checklist and to extend the landing gear before landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: use of checklist](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 336 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was landing on a short gravel runway. He did not use the prelanding checklist and failed to extend the landing gear prior to landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage during the gear-up landing. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot was concentrating on landing on a short gravel runway, and did not consult the prelanding checklist or extend the retractable landing gear prior to landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage during the gear-up landing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N732BE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732BE-2012-12-10), registration cancelled 2012-12-10, S/N 21061380, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L - Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21061380 - Airframe hours: 3801 - Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER 280 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: K B Aircraft LLC - Registered owner: K B Aircraft LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 21, 2011 - Departed: PAYA, Yakatat, AK - Destination: PAWR, Whittier, AK - Airport: PAWR, Whittier, runway 22, 1,480 × 60 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 26, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 990 total, 894 in this make and model, 902 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 10 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 50 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20120519009509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120519009509A), May 19, 2012: Cessna T210L, Whittier, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot flew approach to Whittier runway 22. He was not rushed, weather 2,900 ft overcast with winds light and variable. Pilot forgot before landing checklist.… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 27, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83691. 2.6 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40372803&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.