# NTSB CHI82DA166: Cessna 210, N210DK, Galesburg, IL, May 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 14, 1982, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Galesburg, IL
- Coordinates: 40.949756, -90.369438 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9498&lon=-90.3694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA166
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70801/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA166

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
  - checklist - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - fatigue, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS DISCUSSING SHORT FIELD LANDING TECHNIQUES AND THE USE OF FLAPS WITH THE STUDENT PILOT/PASSENGER AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE WHEELS UP LANDING RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N210DK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210DK-2011-06-21), registration cancelled 2011-06-21, S/N 21059791, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- 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: 21059791
- Airframe hours: 2520
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-L 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Merrell W. Timmons
- Registered owner: Merrell W. Timmons
- Departed: NORFORK, NE
- Destination: GALESBURG, IL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: GB6, Galesburg Municipal, runway 20, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 7,150 total, 3,510 in this make and model, 7,000 as pilot in command, 110 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 149 °F

## 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 19820514019329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820514019329A), May 14, 1982: Cessna 210, Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. Demonstrating short field landing to student passenger, landed gear up. Pilot fatigue also a factor.

## Other investigations on N210DK (2)

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 LAX83LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA084), Jan 28, 1983: Cessna 210L (N210DK), Ocotillo Wells, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FEE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE44), Apr 1, 1979: Cessna 210L (N210DK), Lansing, IL, substantial damage

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.

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