# NTSB CHI88LA164: Cessna 210M, N210WP, Indianapolis, IN, July 10, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 10, 1988, 10:03 local (15:03 UTC)
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Coordinates: 39.8996, -86.230262 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8996&lon=-86.2303&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI88LA164
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14113/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA164

## Sequence of events

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

- Gear not extended, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - checklist - improper use of, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - inattentive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210WP-2009-11-05), registration cancelled 2009-11-05, S/N 21062390, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Registry model: [Cessna 210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (registry code 2073450) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21062390
- Airframe hours: 3120
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880710025929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880710025929A), Jul 10, 1988: Cessna 210M, Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Landed gear up. Thought gear extended but handle in down position and gear doors slightly open.

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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