# NTSB LAX89LA187: Cessna T210N, N7568N, Monterey, CA, May 12, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 12, 1989, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Coordinates: 36.600608, -121.879615 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6006&lon=-121.8796&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX89LA187
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26402/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA187

## Probable cause

THE PILOTS IMPROPER USE OF THE CHECKLIST WHEN HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED.

## Sequence of events

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

- Gear not extended, landing
  - checklist - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

AT THE END OF A PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED DURING THE PRELANDING CHECKLIST AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE DISTRACTION WAS THE RESULT OF DIFFICULTY IN CONTACTING THE TOWER, AN INTERRUPTION IN DOING THE CHECKLIST, AND DROPPING THE LIST TO THE FLOOR OF THE COCKPIT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7568N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7568N-2021-10-13), registration cancelled 2021-10-13, S/N 21063235, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520-R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-r) (registry code 17267, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21063235
- Airframe hours: 1373
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520R 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Huggs, Garriott, Ming
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: BFL, BAKERSIFELD, CA
- Airport: MRY, Monterey, runway 28, 6,597 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,365 total, 605 in this make and model, 1,170 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MRY

## 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 19890512011399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890512011399A), May 12, 1989: Cessna T210N, Monterey, CA, Substantial damage. Landed gear up. Was distracted by radio transmissions. Failed to extend the landing gear.

## Other investigations on N7568N (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 ERA21LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA268), May 19, 2021: Cessna T210 (N7568N), Bloomsburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s unstable approach and delayed go-around attempt, which resulted in a porpoised landing, a nose landing gear collapse, and runway excursion.

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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