Cessna P210N N86SB

Summary

On 13 June 2015 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N86SB, operated by Stephen H. Biggs, was involved in an accident near Bozeman, Montana, 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.

Date

13 June 2015 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bozeman, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Bozeman Yellowstone Internatio (KBZN)

Coordinates

45.0000, -111.0000

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N86SB

Category

Airplane

Year built

1983

Engines

1

Operator

Stephen H. Biggs

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bozeman → Bozeman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA121

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to complete the required before landing checks, resulting in the execution of a gear up landing causing substantial damage to the lower fuselage of the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the retractable landing gear airplane reported he became preoccupied while in the traffic pattern and did not configure his landing gear to the down and locked position.  The pilot landed the airplane with the landing gear stowed, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to flight that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.