CHI83LA260

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Bryan, OH · June 16, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 16, 1983, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
Place
Bryan, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9299YCessna 210
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830616025989A
Case key
12214

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Gear extension - delayedPilot in commandCause
Gear down and locked - not attainedPilot in commandCause
Wheels up landing - inadvertentPilot in commandFactor

Analysis

The acft main landing gear collapsed during landing. The nose gear never came down. The pilot stated the approach was long and flat. The 'stall warning beeped a couple times. On flare horn came on.' The landing gear was tested for extension/retraction with no discrepencies noted. The pilot admitted he may have lowered the gear too late for a safe landing.

Aircraft

Registration
N9299Y
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Serial number
21064465
Airframe hours
210
Engine
Continental TSIO-520, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Dm Eckert Enterprises, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · May 11, 1983 · 15 hours before
Departed
DFI · Defiance, OH
Airport
0G6 · Williams County, runway 25, 5,002 × 75 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
70
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
7,500 total · 210 in this make and model · 27 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
250° at 8 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.