Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 210N near Somerville, NJ — 2021-08-02

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Date
2021-08-02
Location
Somerville, NJ, USA
Airport
SMQ
Aircraft
CESSNA 210N
Registration
N52MM
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear up landing and substantial damage to the fuselage.

NTSB narrative

The private pilot departed on a short flight to a local airport. He said he made a straight in approach and conducted a before landing checklist. Upon landing, the pilot realized the landing gear was still retracted as the airplane settled onto the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. A postaccident examination of the airplane’s landing gear and gear warning horn by a mechanic found no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Though the pilot said he used the before-landing checklist, he failed to extend the landing gear and subsequently landed with the gear retracted.

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