# NTSB WPR26LA210: Cessna P210, N4875K, Salem, OR, June 3, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: June 3, 2026, 13:55 local (20:55 UTC)
- Place: Salem, OR
- Coordinates: 44.909528, -123.0025
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9095&lon=-123.0025&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 September 3, 2026
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA PDX FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA210
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203126/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA210

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: use of checklist](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 336 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md)
- [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)
- [Landing gear system: landing gear selector](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234/cases.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 54 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234/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 performing a straight-in approach to land, she forgot to extend the landing gear and landed the airplane with the landing gear retracted. She stated that during the approach, she did not make her usual verbal callout of “gear/flaps” and did not utilize the airplane’s written checklist. She heard the audible warning horn for the landing gear prior to landing but was unfamiliar with the annunciation at the time. The airplane touched down on the runway with the gear retracted and slid to a stop, resulting in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4875K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4875K), registered now, S/N P21000353, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210 (N)
- 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: P21000353
- Year built: 1979
- Airframe hours: 5233.9
- Engines: Continental TSIO-520-P 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 6, 2026, 9 hours before
- Departed: HIO, Hillsboro, OR
- Destination: Same as departure
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: SLE, Mcnary Fld, runway 16/34, 5,146 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 70; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 5, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 2,032 total, 1,244 in this make and model, 2,026 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.12 inHg
- Observed at: KSLE
- METAR: METAR KSLE 031956Z 18007KT 10SM OVC065 18/07 A3012 RMK AO2 RAE25 SLP197 P0000 T01830072 $

## 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 20260603006329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260603006329A), Jun 3, 2026: Cessna P210N, Salem, OR, Substantial damage. On June 3, 2026, the pilot departed hillsboro airport (hio) at approximately 1338 (PDT) local time in a Cessna P210N and flew direct to Salem airport (sle).…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 3, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203126. 5.8 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 3.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20490215&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR26LA210_NTSB_Form%206120_1_Flattened_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 6 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20489707&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR26LA210-Accident-Damage-Photos-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.

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