# NTSB WPR13CA258: Cessna P210N, N711BG, Corvallis, OR, April 18, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 18, 2013, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Corvallis, OR - Coordinates: 44.49139, -123.286941 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4914&lon=-123.2869&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 29, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 87066 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR13CA258 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87066/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87066 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA258 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadvertent selection and activation of the landing gear handle rather than the flap handle during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to alter the configuration of the airplane before exiting the runway. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Action: unnecessary action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041045): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041045/cases.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 52 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041045/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041500): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041500/cases.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 25 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041500/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 21 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis At the conclusion of a cross-country flight and as the airplane was approaching the non-towered airport, the pilot announced his position and his intention to conduct a straight-in approach to runway 35. The landing was normal, and during the landing roll, when the airplane had slowed to about 50 knots, the pilot decided to retract the flaps. However, he inadvertently grasped and raised the landing gear handle instead, and the nose gear retracted. The main gear remained extended, and the airplane came to a stop on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the nose keel structure, as well as damage to the cowl, nose gear doors, and propeller. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot further reported, “When landing, pilot should make no changes to flaps or other systems until the airplane has fully decelerated.” ## Factual narrative At the conclusion of a cross-country flight, the pilot announced his position as he was approaching the non-towered airport with the intention to conduct a straight in approach to runway 35. The landing was normal, and the pilot reported that there was "at least" 4,000 feet of runway remaining after touchdown. During the landing roll, when the airplane had slowed to about 50 knots, he decided to retract the flaps. However, he inadvertently grasped and raised the landing gear handle instead, and the nose gear retracted. The main gear remained extended, and the airplane came to a stop on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the nose keel structure, as well as damage to the cowl, nose gear doors, and propeller. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot further reported, “When landing, pilot should make no changes to flaps or other systems until the airplane has fully decelerated.” ## Aircraft - Registration: [N711BG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711BG), registered now, S/N P21000806, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N - Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: P21000806 - Airframe hours: 3436 - Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 2, 2012 - Departed: MRY, Monterey, CA - Destination: CVO, Corvallis, OR - Airport: CVO, Corvallis Municipal, runway 35, 5,900 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 1, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 1,886 total, 381 in this make and model, 1,774 as pilot in command, 21 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.42 inHg - Observed at: CVO ## 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 20130418008339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130418008339A), Apr 18, 2013: Cessna P210N, Corvallis, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot reported landing on rwy 35 at cvo with no weather or mechanical problems. During landing roll out pilot reported selecting the gear handle up instead of… ## Other investigations on N711BG (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB SEA03LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA079), May 10, 2003: Cessna P210N (N711BG), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The landing gear extension was not performed by the pilot for landing. Contributing factors included the pilot's failure to perform the Before Landing checklist and his unfamiliarity with the landing… ## Docket (7 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 26, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87066. 2.6 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 480 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40395493&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - FAA Record of Conversation (item 2, .PDF, 447 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40395494&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Record%20of%20Conversation-Redacted.PDF - METARs (item 3, .PDF, 168 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40395496&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=METARs-Master.PDF - Most Recent Annual Inspection (item 4, .PDF, 154 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40395499&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Most%20Recent%20Annual%20Inspection-Redacted.PDF - Overview of Fuselage (FAA Photo) (item 5, .PDF, 1 photo, 493 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40395501&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Overview%20of%20Fuselage%20(FAA%20Photo)-Master.PDF - Left Side Nose Wheel Well Structure (item 6, .PDF, 1 photo, 379 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40395504&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Left%20Side%20Nose%20Wheel%20Well%20Structure-Master.PDF - Right Side Nose Wheel Well Structure (item 7, .PDF, 442 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40395505&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Right%20Side%20Nose%20Wheel%20Well%20Structure-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.