- Date
- November 11, 1992, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Spokane, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6562YCessna 210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921111050339A
- Case key
- 42962
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Probable cause
The pilot's premature retraction of the gear. Factors include a wet and icy runway.
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
During an attempted go around the right main gear, and the nose gear of the Cessna 210 retracted to the full up position. This resulted in the propeller striking the runway and a total loss of power. After the accident the gear position handle was found in the up position, and the gear retraction system was found to operate normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6562Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064440
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Soft Water Service Company
- Registered owner
- Soft Water Service Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 13, 1992 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- WMC · Winnemucca, NV
- Destination
- GEG · Spokane, WA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GEG · Spokane International, runway 21, 4,500 × 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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 308 total · 97 in this make and model · 308 as pilot in command · 47 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.