# NTSB WPR23LA234: Cessna P210N, N4761A, Olivehurst, CA, June 10, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 9, 2023, 20:55 local (Jun 10, 2023, 03:55 UTC) - Place: Olivehurst, CA - Coordinates: 39.096001, -121.56819 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0960&lon=-121.5682&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: 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: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 192410 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR23LA234 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192410/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192410 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA234 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. ## 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 P210N, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated; cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: 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 The pilot reported that while on a straight in approach to land, he heard another pilot report that he was landing at the airport and would cut in front of him. The accident pilot discontinued the approach and performed a 360° turn. He then resumed the approach and continued to land but failed to extend the landing gear. The airplane sustained substantial damaged the left and right keel beams. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4761A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4761A), registered now, S/N P21000821, built 1983 (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: P21000821 - Year built: 1983 - Airframe hours: 3018.9 - Engines: Continental IO-550 310 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 2, 2023 - Departed: 1O2, Lakeport, CA - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: KMYV, Yuba County Airport, runway 14, 6,008 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Handheld GPS, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 75; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,526 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 1,526 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: calm - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: -1 °F ## 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 20230610010149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230610010149A), Jun 10, 2023: Cessna P210N, Marysville, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot was distracted by another aircraft arriving before his arrival. The pilot stated on a phone conversation that it was night time and he could not see the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 4, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192410. 3.5 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16548966&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120.1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 985 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16548976&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos%20for%20WPR23LA234-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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