- Date
- April 29, 1982, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Toms River, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9740YCessna 210B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 72836
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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.
Analysis
The plt reported the acft was laboring after takeoff from atlantic city. He decided to circle the field (badger) prior to continuing on to northampton, MA. Upon reaching 3,000 ft he stated the acft again started losing airspeed although the power indicated "24 square." A precautionary landing was made at Toms River & the acft re-preflighted. Finding notheing obvious he deplaned his passengers & took off by himself to check acft performance. In turning base leg the problem reoccurred. He stated he lowered flap & gear switches. The acft came to a stop with the gear up. The gear handle was found in the neutral position. During gear tests it was noted that the warning horm did not operate with the throttle closed. No eng malfunction was found although the acft was out of annual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9740Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 58040
- Airframe hours
- 3,133
- Engine
- Continental IO-470, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Roger Bourcier
- Registered owner
- Roger Bourcier
- Departed
- Atlantic City, NJ
- Destination
- Northampton, MA
- Airport
- R.J. Miller, runway 24, 4,872 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,306 total · 105 in this make and model · 37 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles