# NTSB GAA17CA543: Cessna T210, N22650, St George, UT, September 20, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: September 20, 2017, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: St George, UT
- Coordinates: 37.041667, -113.507499 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0417&lon=-113.5075&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 January 11, 2018
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA543
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96047/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=96047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA543

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

## 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 · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md)
- [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/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 T210L, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot of the retractable-landing-gear airplane reported that he "neglected to lower the landing gear" before landing, and the airplane landed with the landing gear retracted. He added that he had "no recollection of hearing the gear horn." The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

The pilot of the retractable landing gear airplane reported that he "neglected to lower the landing gear" before landing. The airplane landed with the landing gear retracted. He further added that he had "no recollection of hearing the gear horn". The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22650](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22650), registered now, S/N 21059767, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210 (L)
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21059767
- Year built: 1972
- Airframe hours: 4367
- Engines: Continental TSIO-520-H 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 12, 2017
- Departed: SGU, St George, UT
- Destination: SLC, SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Airport: SGU, St George Rgnl, runway 19, 9,300 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Onboard weather, Auto-pilot, Stall warning system

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 77; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 24, 2017; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 2,270 total, 1,835 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 29.87 inHg
- Observed at: KSGU

## 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 20170920020859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170920020859A), Sep 20, 2017: Cessna T210L, St. George, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot stated landed aircraft gear up and failing to engage the gear. Pilot stated took aircraft for flight test following annual inspection. Stated traffic in…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 1, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=96047. 3.9 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40458499&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF
- Accident Photos (item 2, .PDF, 368 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40458500&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos-Master.PDF

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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