DEN86LA135

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210M · Erie, CO · May 13, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 12, 1986, 19:30 local (May 13, 1986, 01:30 UTC)
Place
Erie, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N761XECessna T210M
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860512017669A
Case key
16963

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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 - not performedPilot in commandCause
Checklist - not followedPilot in commandFactor

Analysis

The plt reports that he remembers going through the checklist on downwind following a short flight from a nearby airport. He does not remember doing a final 'down and green' check and the aircraft was landed gear up.

Aircraft

Registration
N761XE
Reported as
Cessna T210M
Category
Airplane
Serial number
21062594
Airframe hours
2,029
Engine
Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Ferry · Part 91
Registered owner
Project Lighthawk
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · February 1, 1986
Departed
BJC · Broomfield, CO
Airport
48V · Tri-County, runway 15, 5,400 × 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
41
Certificates
Flight instructor, Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
1,583 total · 500 in this make and model · 1,424 as pilot in command · 62 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
10,000 ft unknown

FAA reports on this event · 1

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

Other investigations on N761XE · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.