# NTSB WPR09FA212: Cessna T210L, N367N, Moab, UT, April 20, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report - Date: April 20, 2009, 12:25 local (18:25 UTC) - Place: Moab, UT - Coordinates: 38.754722, -109.754722 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7547&lon=-109.7547&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: 6 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 11, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 73708 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR09FA212 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73708/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=73708 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA212 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced distraction by maneuvering on final to show a point of interest to passengers. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md) - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 330 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight was returning to home base following a 2-hour scenic tour flight. The pilot had established the airplane on final approach and had added the initial increment of flaps for landing when he banked the airplane to point out an area of interest to his passengers. After showing the item of interest, the pilot input full flaps for landing and did not check to make sure that the landing gear was down. The airplane landed on the runway with the landing gear retracted, which caused structural damage. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On April 20, 2009, at 1225 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T210L, N367N, was substantially damaged when it landed gear up on runway 03 at Canyonlands Field Airport (CNY), Moab, Utah. Arrow West Aviation operated the airplane under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135, as a tour (scenic) flight. The pilot and five passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area tour flight and a company visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed. The flight departed CNY, about 1030, for the 2-hour flight. According to the pilot's written statement, on final approach, he selected 10 degrees of flaps and then banked the airplane to show a point of interest to the passengers. He reported that "this action so close to the runway distracted me and I failed to lower the gear." He selected full flaps assuming that he had lowered the landing gear. The pilot reported that he did not recall hearing the landing gear warning horn. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the undercarriage/fuselage after sliding 1,300 feet down the runway. The airplane was inspected by an airframe and powerplant mechanic, who reported that the airplane's front and rear door post lower bulkheads along with two diagonal stiffeners aft of the forward bulkhead had also been damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N367N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N367N-2019-01-31), registration cancelled 2019-01-31, S/N 21060325, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L - Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21060325 - Airframe hours: 7826 - Engines: Teledyne Continental Motors TSIO-520-R 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: Arrow West Aviation Inc - Registered owner: Arrow West Aviation Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, March 31, 2009, 49 hours before - Departed: CNY, Moab, UT - Destination: CNY, Moab, UT - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: CNY, Canyonlands Field Airport, runway 03, 7,100 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 12, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 22,248 total, 40 in this make and model, 13,839 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 25 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: CNY ## 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 20090420003789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090420003789A), Apr 20, 2009: Cessna 210, Moab, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot failed to extend landing gear during normal approach to canyonlands, Utah, runway 03. Aircraft landed on centerline and decelerated straight ahead… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 29, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=73708. 914 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 578 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40327148&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - FAA Damage Assessment (item 2, .PDF, 20 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40327150&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Damage%20Assessment-Redacted.PDF - Excerpt Aircraft Logbooks (item 3, .PDF, 316 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40327151&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Excerpt%20Aircraft%20Logbooks-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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