# NTSB ATL02IA112: Cessna 210L, N7PJ, Sarasota, FL, May 30, 2002 - Type: NTSB incident investigation - Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report - Date: May 30, 2002, 17:22 local (21:22 UTC) - Place: Sarasota, FL - Coordinates: 27.395277, -82.553886 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3953&lon=-82.5539&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report November 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 54856 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL02IA112 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54856/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54856 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02IA112 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to follow the before landing checklist and confirm that the landing gear was extended. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Wheels up landing, landing - flare/touchdown - checklist - not followed, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis According to the pilot, on downwind he put the landing gear handle into the down and locked position. He did not recall if he had a down and lock indication light. Upon touchdown, the landing gear retracted and the airplane collided with the ground. Examination of the airplane revealed that the landing gear was in the up and locked position, and that there were no mechanical discrepancies found. The Cessna 210, before landing checklist states in part that the landing gear should be extended and that the pilot should visually observe that the main gear is down and that the green indicator light is on. The registered owner and pilot were requested to complete a pilot/operator report but have not responded. ## Factual narrative On May 30, 2002, at 1722 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210, N7PJ, registered to and operated by Air Carriers Inc., landed gear up at Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport in Sarasota, Florida. The cargo flight was operated by the air transport pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 135 with an Instrument flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained minor damage, and the air transport pilot received minor injuries. The cargo flight departed Hernando County Airport in Brooksville, Florida, at 1630. According to the pilot, on downwind he put the landing gear handle into the down and locked position. He did not recall if he had a down and lock indication light. Upon touchdown, the landing gear retracted and the airplane collided with the ground. Examination of the airplane revealed that the landing gear was in the up and locked position, and that there were no mechanical discrepancies found. The Cessna 210, before landing checklist states in part that the landing gear should be extended and that the pilot should visually observe that the main gear is down and that the green indicator light is on. The registered owner and pilot were requested to complete a pilot/operator report but have not responded. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7PJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7PJ-2008-04-09), registration cancelled 2008-04-09, S/N 21060754, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 210L - Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21060754 - Engines: Continental IO 520 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Part 135 - Registered owner: Air Carriers Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: BKV, BROOKSVILLE, FL - Destination: SRQ, SARASOTA/BRADEN, FL - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: SRQ, Sarasota Braden Airport, runway 32, 7,003 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: minor; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,400 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 29.73 inHg - Observed at: SRQ ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20020530014509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020530014509I), May 30, 2002: Cessna 210L, Sarasota, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed at Sarasota airport, runway 32 with the landing gear retracted. ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 8, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54856. 10 KB in all. - Note Regarding Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 10 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40197108&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Note%20Regarding%20Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.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. 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