MIA73DLD60

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210B · Sarasota, FL · March 7, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 7, 1973
Place
Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N126RACessna 210B
Status
Completed · report May 9, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730307007059A
Case key
170269

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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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3-0722   73/3/7    SARASOTA,FLA        CESSNA 210B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 770
        TIME - 1750                    N126RA              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 308 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARASOTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARASOTA,FLA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- DIVERTED ATTN TO OTR ACFT IN PATTERN,EXTDD DNWND LEG,FORGOT GR-WARN HORN INOP.

Aircraft

Registration
N126RA
Reported as
Cessna 210B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sarasota

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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

Other investigations on N126RA · 1

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