# NTSB LAX83LA039: Cessna 210, N9504X, El Monte, CA, November 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 26, 1982, 12:52 local (20:52 UTC)
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Coordinates: 34.080204, -118.029472 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0802&lon=-118.0295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA039
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70565/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA039

## Sequence of events

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

- Complete gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - hydraulic system - failure,total (cause)
  - gear retraction - not possible (contributing factor)
  - emergency procedure - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM DIRECTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN HE DISCOVERED THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. AFTER CONTINUALLY TRYING TO LOCK THE GEAR IN PLACE, HE EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A MALFUNCTION IN THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK WHICH OPERATES THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CAUSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO FAIL TO EXTEND AND LOCK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9504X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9504X-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 21057804, built 1961 (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: 58704
- Airframe hours: 26
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470E 26 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Anthony R. Quintana
- Registered owner: Anthony R. Quintana
- Departed: C, EL MONTE, CA
- Destination: C, LAS VEGAS, NV
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: EMT, El Monte, runway 19, 3,400 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, invalid medical for flight; flight hours: 4 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 35 statute miles
- Temperature: 160 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19821126060349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821126060349A), Nov 26, 1982: Cessna 210A, El Monte, CA, Substantial damage. After takeoff, landing gear would not retract. Pilot made attempts to operate gear but was unsuccessful.

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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