- Date
- July 10, 1988, 10:03 local (15:03 UTC)
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N210WPCessna 210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880710025929A
- Case key
- 14113
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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.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he was on his way back from another local airport. He thought that he had lowered the gear when he had entered the traffic pattern. The aircraft landed gear up. Post-accident exam disclosed no mechanical failures or system malfunctions and the gear was recycled normally. The pilot stated that he had flown with an instructor previously that day.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N210WP
- Reported as
- Cessna 210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062390
- Airframe hours
- 3,120
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sky-Vu Flyers, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Sky-Vu Flyers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 26, 1988 · 99 hours before
- Airport
- 4I8 · Indianapolis Metropolitan, runway 14, 3,000 × 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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 767 total · 11 in this make and model · 530 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.