MIA72DKW31

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Elizabethton, TN · June 26, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1972
Place
Elizabethton, TN · ELIZABETHTON, TN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6198RCessna 210
Status
Completed · report March 22, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167754

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4102  72/6/26    ELIZABETHTON,TENN   CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 5281
        TIME - 1730                    N6198R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - E1IZHBETHTON MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEACH MOUNTAIN,NC           ELIZABETHTON,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.GR DOORS OPENED GR NOT EXTDD.GR HANDLE FOUND NEUTRAL PSN.

Aircraft

Registration
N6198R
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
E1izhbethton Mun

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.