# NTSB LAX83LA018: Cessna 210, N6583X, Chico, CA, October 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 20, 1982, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Chico, CA
- Coordinates: 39.740345, -121.830986 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7403&lon=-121.8310&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA018
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70233/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA018

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE WAS DAMAGED DURING A WHEELS UP LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6583X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6583X-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 21057583, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 57583
- Airframe hours: 2400
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-E 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Abc Logs, Inc.
- Registered owner: Abc Logs, Inc.
- Departed: 0Q3, SHELLVILLE, CA
- Destination: JHW, JAMESTOWN, NY
- Airport: CNO, Chico, runway 13, 3,000 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 613 total, 300 in this make and model, 579 as pilot in command, 75 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 162 °F

## 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 19821020057829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821020057829A), Oct 20, 1982: Cessna 210A, Chico, CA, Substantial damage. Failed to extend landing gear for landing.

## Other investigations on N6583X (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN73DTE52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE52), Jan 12, 1973: Cessna 210A (N6583X), Colo.Springs, CO, substantial damage

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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