# NTSB CHI82FEK02: Cessna 210L, N1697X, Columbus, OH, October 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1981
- Place: Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FEK02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEK02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2808  81/10/30   COLUMBUS,OH         CESSNA 210L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 2641
        TIME - 0900                    N1697X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 422 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRT COLUMBUS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,OH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR WARNING HORN INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1697X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1697X-2011-09-07), registration cancelled 2011-09-07, S/N 21060732, 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Prt Columbus Intl

## 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 19811030071059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811030071059A), Oct 30, 1981: Cessna 210L, Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Zy

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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