# NTSB WPR09CA044: Cessna T210M, N732XS, Hanford, CA, November 22, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 21, 2008, 17:00 local (Nov 22, 2008, 01:00 UTC) - Place: Hanford, CA - Coordinates: 36.316665, -119.627777 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3167&lon=-119.6278&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 22, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 69484 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR09CA044 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69484/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA044 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to use the before-landing checklist and extend the landing gear prior to landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: use of checklist](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 336 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md) - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: landing gear selector](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234/cases.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 54 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern downwind: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while on a right downwind to runway 32 he accomplished the before-landing checklist from memory; however, "I forgot to say 'three green.'" The pilot said that he touched down about one-third of the way down the runway with the landing gear retracted and came to rest in an upright position on the runway at about the mid-field point. When asked if he had heard the gear warning horn prior to touching down, the pilot stated that he did not, as he had his headset on. An airframe and power plant mechanic reported that the airplane had sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that no anomalies existed with the airplane prior to or during the flight. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that while on a right downwind to runway 32 he accomplished the before landing checklist from memory; however, "I forgot to say 'three green'." The pilot said that he touched down about one-third of the way down the runway with the landing gear retracted and came to rest in an upright position on the runway at about the mid-field point. When asked if he had heard the gear warning horn prior to touching down, the pilot stated that he did not, as he had his headset on. An airframe and power plant mechanic reported that the airplane had sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that no anomalies existed with the airplane prior to or during the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N732XS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732XS-2013-10-28), registration cancelled 2013-10-28, S/N 21061862, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M - Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21061862 - Engines: Teledyne Continental TSIO-520 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: A Lee Souttere - Registered owner: A Lee Souttere - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: LMT, Klamath Fall, OR - Destination: HJO, Hanford, CA - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: HJO, Hanford Municipal, runway 32, 5,175 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,200 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: calm - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: HJO ## 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 20081121853979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081121853979A), Nov 21, 2008: Cessna T210M, Hanford, CA, Substantial damage. Airman landed gear up at hjo (Hanford, CA) airport at dusk. (5 pm PST) airman said he was distracted“ by another aircraft in the pattern that was continuously… From the NTSB's public API. 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