- Date
- July 4, 1985, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- White Plains, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4627KCessna P210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850704056159A
- Case key
- 35899
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
A gear up landing was made following a loss of oil during takeoff. The acft was serviced with oil at skyport aviation prior to the attempted takeoff. The plt reported that after the oil was added he checked the oil level with the dip stick. Shortly after becoming airborne and after the landing gear was retracted, oil began to cover the windshield. The plt was able to land the acft on the remaining rwy by looking out the side window. Post accident inspection revealed that the oil filler cap was not properly replaced after the oil was added to the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4627K
- Reported as
- Cessna P210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P21000245
- Airframe hours
- 150
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ecco III Enterprises, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 8, 1984
- Destination
- 5B4 · Griswold, CT
- Airport
- HPN · Westerchester, runway 29, 4,451 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 449 total · 350 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HPN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.