Cessna 210 N9440T

Summary

On 26 June 1989 at about 00:55 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N9440T, operated by Butler, Jack V., was involved in an accident near Kaiser, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 June 1989 at 00:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Kaiser, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Lee C Fine (A1Z)

Coordinates

38.1297, -92.5803

Aircraft

Cessna 210

Registration

N9440T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Butler, Jack V.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Osage Beach → Kaiser

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC89LA144

Nobody was injured.

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE CHECKLIST.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING FINAL APPROACH, AND NEARING STALL SPEED, HE HEARD AN AUDIBLE HORN. HE INTERPRETED IT AS THE STALL WARNING HORN, AND CONTINUED HIS LANDING APPROACH, CONSEQUENTLY LANDING GEAR UP. THE ACFT SLID TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER DAMAGE. THE LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY IN ALL PHASES DURING POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. THE PILOT SAID HE INADVERTENTLY FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.