# NTSB FTW96LA047: Cessna 210B, N9651X, Loveland, CO, November 11, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 11, 1995, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Loveland, CO
- Coordinates: 40.409465, -105.070022 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4095&lon=-105.0700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 19710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW96LA047
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19710/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA047

## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.

## Sequence of events

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

- Wheels up landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, HE 'FORGOT' TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.  ADDITIONALLY, HE REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS 'FLARING' TO LAND, HE HEARD AN AURAL WARNING HORN, BUT PERCEIVED THE SOUND TO BE A 'STALL WARNING.' THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED.

## Factual narrative

On November 11, 1995, at 1515 mountain standard time, a Cessna 210B, N9651X, was substantially damaged while landing at Fort Collins-Loveland Airport, Loveland, Colorado.  The private pilot was not injured.  The airplane, owned by Flite Inc., was being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91 when the accident occurred.  The personal flight originated at Fort Collins-Loveland Airport and was practicing touch and go landings on runway 24L.  No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

The pilot reported that, during a touch and go landing on runway 24L, he "forgot" to extend the landing gear.  Additionally, the pilot reported that, as he was "flaring" prior to touch down, he heard an aural warning horn, but perceived the sound to be a "stall warning."  Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed structural damage to the fuselage.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9651X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9651X-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 21057951, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Registry model: [Cessna 210B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (registry code 2073410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 210-57651
- Airframe hours: 1100
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-S 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Flite Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 15, 1995, 60 hours before
- Departed: FNL
- Airport: FNL, Fort Collins-Loveland, runway 24L, 2,200 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,963 total, 1,763 in this make and model, 1,922 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FNL

## 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 19951111049699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951111049699A), Nov 11, 1995: Cessna 210B, Loveland, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) The gear not down warning horn should be a different horn than the stall warning horn.

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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