# NTSB NYC82DA107: Cessna T210F, N6751R, Meadville, PA, May 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 25, 1982, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Meadville, PA
- Coordinates: 41.639324, -80.13948 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6393&lon=-80.1395&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA107
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71641/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA107

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE PERFORMING THE LANDING CHECKLIST HIS ATTENTION WAS DISTRACTED AND A GEAR CHECK WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PROPELLER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6751R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210F
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T2100151
- Airframe hours: 2800
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520C 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: E. R. Nightingale
- Registered owner: E. R. Nightingale
- Departed: BUTLER, PA
- Destination: PICKENS, SC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: Port Meadville, runway 7, 4,100 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 730 total, 75 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 19820525019219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820525019219A), May 25, 1982: Cessna T210F, Meadville, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to lower gear. Aircraft landed gear up.

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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