- Date
- November 1, 1984, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Big Lake, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N731HFCessna P210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841101064569A
- Case key
- 21640
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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 encounter with weather
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Complete gear collapsed
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - runwayFactor
Gear extension - delayedCause
Diverted attentionFactor
Wheels up landing - performed
Checklist - not followedCause
Analysis
En route to his destination the plt was advised of IMC at the destination and elected to return to the arpt from which he had departed. The acft collided with the rwy gear up because the plt delayed gear extension during the landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731HF
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P21000460
- Airframe hours
- 610
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Globe Weel Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 16, 1984 · 67 hours before
- Departed
- E41 · Big Lake, TX
- Airport
- E41 · Reagan Cty., runway 16, 4,030 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,048 total · 1,048 in this make and model · 12 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 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.