# NTSB WPR22LA058: Cessna 510, N81CB, Havasu, AZ, December 1, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: December 1, 2021, 12:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Havasu, AZ - Coordinates: 34.3401, -114.2132 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3401&lon=-114.2132&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: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 104353 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA058 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104353/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104353 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA058 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use a pre-landing checklist. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 510, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=2076617), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) - [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 510, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=2076617), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of checklist](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 510, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md?model=2076617), [All aircraft, 336 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/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 510, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=2076617), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Cessna 510, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2076617), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during an unstable approach, he did not perform a pre-landing checklist and did not configure the landing gear. Subsequently, the airplane touched down with the landing gear retracted and slid to a stop, in which a post-crash fire ensued over the right wing. The lower fuselage and right wing were substantially damaged. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N81CB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81CB), registered now, S/N 510-0439, built 2013 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 510 - Registry model: [Cessna 510](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-510) (registry code 2076617) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW615F-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw615f-a) (registry code 52282, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 510-0439 - Year built: 2013 - Airframe hours: 835.1 - Engines: P&W CANADA PW615F-A 1460 lbs thrust turbo fan; P&W CANADA PW615F-A 1460 lbs thrust turbo fan - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Baker Byron R - Registered owner: Baker Byron R - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, August 26, 2021 - Departed: KTME, Brookshire, TX - Destination: KHII, Lake Havasu, AZ - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: KHII, Lake Havasu City, runway 32, 8,000 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Onboard weather ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 19, 2020; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,977 total, 484 in this make and model, 1,888 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Temperature: 72 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg ## 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 20211201020049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211201020049A), Dec 1, 2021: Cessna 510, Lake Havasu, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot flies single pilot for personal travel and also does angel fights. His normal procedure is to always fly IFR, shooting an approach and landing out of… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 18, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104353. 9.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13010571&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR22LA058%20Havasu%20Redacted%20Flattened-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 3 photos, 6.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12996959&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%201-Rel.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/). 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