MIA87LA008

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Kissimmee, FL · October 15, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
October 15, 1986, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
Place
Kissimmee, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7395ECessna 210
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19861015049159A
Case key
31811

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Analysis

The plt stated that he forgot to lower the gear and that the accident could have been prevented if a tower had told him to lower the gear. There is no tower at the arpt. After the accident, the plt produced a caa commercial plt certificate which was issued in 1943 and had expired in 1945.

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
In-flight planning/decision - poorPilot in commandCause
Checklist - not usedPilot in commandFactor
Wheels up landing - inadvertentPilot in commandCause

Aircraft

Registration
N7395E
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Serial number
57095
Airframe hours
3,000
Engine
Continental IO-470-E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
J. Robert Peterson
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · October 1, 1986
Departed
44J · Daytona Beach, FL
Airport
ISM · Kissimmee, runway 6, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

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
64
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
1,318 total · 52 in this make and model · 1,256 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
320° at 6 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
25,000 ft overcast
Temperature
84 °F, dew point 73 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
MCO, 12 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

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