Cessna T210L N367N

Summary

On 20 April 2009 at about 18:25 local time, a Cessna T210L registered N367N, operated by Arrow West Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Moab, Utah, United States. 6 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

20 April 2009 at 18:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Moab, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Canyonlands Field Airport (CNY)

Coordinates

38.7547, -109.7547

Aircraft

Cessna T210L

Registration

N367N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Arrow West Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moab → Moab

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09FA212

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced distraction by maneuvering on final to show a point of interest to passengers.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight was returning to home base following a 2-hour scenic tour flight. The pilot had established the airplane on final approach and had added the initial increment of flaps for landing when he banked the airplane to point out an area of interest to his passengers. After showing the item of interest, the pilot input full flaps for landing and did not check to make sure that the landing gear was down. The airplane landed on the runway with the landing gear retracted, which caused structural damage. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.