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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210N · Glennville, CA · July 29, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 28, 1983, 18:00 local (Jul 29, 1983, 01:00 UTC)
Place
Glennville, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6169NCessna T210N
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Dusk
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830728037379A
Case key
23809

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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 collision with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Electrical system,circuit breaker - not engaged
Landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - inoperative
Gear extension - not obtainedPilot in commandCause
Wheels up landing - inadvertentPilot in commandCause

Analysis

During a landing, the acft touched down with the gear retracted. It came to rest with the gear handle in the down position, the amber warning light illuminated, and the gear motor circuit breaker disengaged.

Aircraft

Registration
N6169N
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Category
Airplane
Serial number
2106240
Airframe hours
1,160
Engine
Continental TSIO-520-R, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Arthur Carver Bowen
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · July 15, 1983 · 14 hours before
Departed
PTV · Porterville, CA
Airport
Carver Bowen Branch

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
52
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
3,655 total · 1,290 in this make and model · 87 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Dusk
Wind
Calm
Visibility
50 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
90 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.