Cessna 210D N139RC
18 August 2003 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 2003 at about 21:53 local time, a Cessna 210D registered N139RC, operated by Arthur M. Friedman, was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Antonio International (SAT)
- Coordinates
- 29.5336, -98.4697
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210D
- Registration
- N139RC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Arthur M. Friedman
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Deming → San Antonio
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW03CA201
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to comply with the checklist resulting in a wheels up landing. Contributing to the accident was self-induced pressure.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot landed the airplane with the landing gear in the retracted position. The airplane slid to a stop and a post-impact fire erupted. The airplane was number 2 to land behind a transport category airplane, and a transport category airplane was on final approach behind the airplane. The 3,806-hour pilot did not extend the landing gear according to the checklist sequence as he was keeping the airplane's speed up, and planning to land the airplane beyond the touchdown point of the landing transport category airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 210 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2003 | Cessna 210L | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 2003 | Cessna 210 | Clarence, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2003 | Cessna 210M | Carlisle, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2003 | Cessna 210L | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2003 | Cessna 210 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2003 | Cessna 210N | Lewistown, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,022 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2003 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Roanoke, Texas, United States | Marcair | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2003 | Robinson R22 BETA | Ozona, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2003 | Cessna 550 | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Robinson R22 BETA | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2003 | Boeing A75N1 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2003 | Apex CAP 10B | Gladewater, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |