# NTSB WPR26LA171: Cessna 210, N6130F, Redding, CA, April 25, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 25, 2026, 11:45 local (18:45 UTC) - Place: Redding, CA - Coordinates: 40.57368, -122.40733 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5737&lon=-122.4073&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 July 30, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 202909 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA171 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202909/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA171 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and his failure to conduct the before landing checklist. ## 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 210H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=2073436), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md?model=2073436), [All aircraft, 330 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/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 210H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=2073436), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring other aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna 210H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/cases.md?model=2073436), [All aircraft, 231 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/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 210H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=2073436), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he became distracted by converging traffic and the short runway while entering the traffic pattern. During the approach, he did not complete his before-landing checklist or extend the landing gear. He stated that because the engine rpm remained above the landing gear warning horn activation threshold during the approach, the horn did not sound. The airplane landed with the landing gear retracted and slid to rest on the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6130F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6130F), registered now, S/N 21059030, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210 (H) - Registry model: [Cessna 210H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (registry code 2073436) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21059030 - Year built: 1968 - Airframe hours: 5710 - Engines: Continental IO520 A 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 12, 2025, 41 hours before - Departed: GOO, Grass Valley, CA - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: O85, Benton Fld, runway 16/34, 2,420 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Data recorder, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 89; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, unknown; last flight review December 23, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 4,504 total, 2,365 in this make and model, 4,340 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: KRDD, 6 nm away - METAR: METAR KRDD 241853Z 17004KT 10SM CLR 19/07 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01940072 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20260425003119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260425003119I), Apr 25, 2026: Cessna 210H, Redding, CA, Substantial damage. A pilot operating a Cessna 210 failed to select gear in the down position for landing. 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.