# NTSB WPR26LA340: Cessna P210N, N4617W, San Luis Obispo, CA, September 13, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: September 13, 2026, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Coordinates: 35.237335, -120.64132
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2373&lon=-120.6413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA340
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203807/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA340

## Preliminary 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 best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 21 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4617W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4617W), registered now, S/N P21000623, built 1980 (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: P21000623
- Year 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

## Weather

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

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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