Pilot Debrief

CESSNA T210N near Georgetown, DE — 2022-08-25

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Date
2022-08-25
Location
Georgetown, DE, USA
Airport
GED
Aircraft
CESSNA T210N
Registration
N5132C
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was an inoperative landing gear warning horn.

NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was distracted by communications difficulties due to issues with the airplane’s headset jacks while conducting an instrument approach. The pilot reported that the landing gear warning horn did not alert him as to the gear being in the “up” position and, in the resulting landing, he did not lower the landing gear. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the landing gear warning horn was inoperative.

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