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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna P210N · San Luis Obispo, CA · September 13, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary report
Date
September 13, 2026, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
Place
San Luis Obispo, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4617WCessna P210N
Defining event
Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Parties
Federal Aviation Administration
Case key
203807

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Preliminary report

What NTSB knew early in the investigation. It may change in the final report.

On September 13, 2026, about 1515 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna P210N airplane, N4617W, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near San Luis Obispo, California. The pilot, pilot-rated-passenger, and a passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that the flight originated from Van Nuys Airport (VNY) Van Nuys, California and was destined for San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) San Luis Obispo, California, where the pilot planned to conduct a practice area navigation (RNAV) GPS runway 29 approach. After the airplane touched down on the runway, the main landing gear collapsed; the left elevator and horizontal stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that, when he extended the landing gear, he saw that the green landing gear advisory light was illuminated and the main landing gear was moving. The airplane came to rest upright on the runway. The main landing gear was partially extended, and the nose gear remained down and locked. The airplane was recovered to a secure location for further examination.

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N4617W
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Category
Airplane
Serial number
P21000623
Built
1980
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
VNY · Van Nuys, CA
Destination
Same as departure
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
SBP · San Luis Obispo County, runway 29, 6,101 × 150 ft, asphalt
Equipment
Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Handheld GPS, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
20 knots, gusting 25
Visibility
7 statute miles