# NTSB ERA16CA093: Cessna 210, N761EP, Venice, FL, January 18, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 18, 2016, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC) - Place: Venice, FL - Coordinates: 27.071666, -82.440277 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0717&lon=-82.4403&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 8, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 92612 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16CA093 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92612/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92612 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA093 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to properly configure the landing gear, which resulted in a landing with the landing gear in the retracted position. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=2073450), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=2073450), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 210M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=2073450), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while entering the airport traffic pattern for landing, he was distracted by approximately eight other airplanes already in the traffic pattern. He subsequently forgot to extend the landing gear and landed with the gear retracted. The airplane came to rest upright on the runway. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed damage to the lower fuselage, which included the keel and bulkhead. The inspector added that when the landing gear selector handle was moved to the extend position, the landing gear extended normally. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that while entering the airport traffic pattern for landing, he was distracted by approximately eight other airplanes already in the traffic pattern. He subsequently forgot to extend the landing gear and landed with the gear retracted. The airplane came to rest upright on the runway. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed damage to the lower fuselage, which included the keel and bulkhead. The inspector added that when the landing gear selector handle was moved to the extend position, the landing gear extended normally. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N761EP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761EP), registered now, S/N 21062200, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210 (M) - 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: 21062200 - Year built: 1977 - Airframe hours: 4522 - Engines: Continental IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2015, 19 hours before - Departed: PGD, Punta Gorda, FL - Destination: VNC, Venice, FL - Airport: VNC, Venice Municipal Airport, runway 5, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 3, 2014; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 5,349 total, 4,582 in this make and model, 5,349 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.21 inHg - Observed at: VNC ## 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 20160118000959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160118000959A), Jan 18, 2016: Cessna 210M, Venice, FL, Substantial damage. The pilot reported that while entering the airport traffic pattern for landing, he was distracted by approximately eight other airplanes already in the traffic… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 29, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92612. 1.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 446 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40436258&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Interview Summary (item 2, .PDF, 23 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40436259&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Interview%20Summary-Master.PDF - Weather Report (item 3, .PDF, 196 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40436260&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Report-Master.PDF - Photo Array (item 4, .PDF, 380 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40436261&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20Array-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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