# NTSB MIA90LA099: Cessna P210N, N4738A, Natchez, MS, March 31, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 31, 1990, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Natchez, MS
- Coordinates: 31.540697, -91.379806 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5407&lon=-91.3798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA90LA099
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32644/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA099

## Probable cause

THE LATE EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR BY THE PILOT.

## Sequence of events

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

- Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - delayed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL WHEN THE ARPT MGR OBSERVED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. HE NOTIFIED THE PLT USING THE UNICOM RADIO. THE PLT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND ADDED POWER, BUT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4738A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4738A-2017-05-23), registration cancelled 2017-05-23, S/N P21000820, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P21000820
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-AF 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Unknown
- Departed: NEW, NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: HEZ, Hardy-Anders Fld., runway 17, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,500 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,300 ft broken
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at: HEZ

## 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 19900331009939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331009939A), Mar 31, 1990: Cessna P210N, Natchez, MS, Substantial damage. FBO warned pilot on final gear not down. Pilot activated gear but gear in transit at touchdown. Gear then collapsed

## Other investigations on N4738A (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 CHI95FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA121), Apr 12, 1995: Cessna P-210N (N4738A), Belle Plaine, MN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the failure to replace the deteriorated deicing boots, and the failure of the boots to operate when the airplane encountered icing condition. An additional causes were the pilot's failure to maintain…

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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