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NTSB incident investigation · Cessna P210N · Daytona Beach, FL · May 30, 1988

Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal report
Date
May 30, 1988, 17:24 local (21:24 UTC)
Place
Daytona Beach, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6330WCessna P210N
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report March 25, 1991
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19880530016579I
Case key
32065

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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.

Gear not extendedLanding - flare/touchdown
Landing gear,gear warning system - inoperativeFactor
Wheels up landing - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
Diverted attentionPilot in commandFactor

Analysis

The plt rprtd that while on final apch to land, he became distracted by conversation with the passenger & failed to lower the landing gear. Subsequently, the acft was landed with the gear retracted. After it was lifted from the rwy after the incident, the landing gear extended & locked in place. The plt stated the gear warning horn was inoperative. An exam of the warning horn assembly revealed that a kinked cable prevented the activation of the warning horn circuit.

Aircraft

Registration
N6330W
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Category
Airplane
Serial number
P21000752
Airframe hours
1,178
Engine
Continental TSIO-520-P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Rimek, Robert C
Registered owner
Rimek Concrete
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · May 17, 1988 · 11 hours before
Departed
44J · Daytona Beach, FL
Destination
DAB
Airport
DAB · Daytona Beach Regional, runway 7R, 3,197 × 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
45
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 3, Expired
Seat
Left
Flight hours
2,975 total

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
40° at 10 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
81 °F, dew point 64 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
DAB

FAA reports on this event · 1

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