Cessna P210 N81MT

Summary

On 20 February 2018 at about 20:06 local time, a Cessna P210 registered N81MT, operated by Coleman Industrial Aviation and Equip le, was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, Florida, 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

20 February 2018 at 20:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Jacksonville Executive At Crai (CRG)

Coordinates

30.3364, -81.5144

Aircraft

Cessna P210

Registration

N81MT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1981

Engines

1

Operator

Coleman Industrial Aviation and Equip le

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Batavia → Jacksonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA174

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident were pilot fatigue and his failure to use the before landing checklist.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in the retractable landing gear-equipped airplane reported that he had been flying an instrument flight rules cross-country flight for about 6 continuous hours. He reported that he felt fatigued and anxious to get out of the airplane, so he decided to refuel enroute. He contacted a nearby tower, and, at that time, he was notified of two aircraft in the pattern. He was able to identify only one airplane before he initiated the approach. During the approach about 100ft above ground level, the tower controller informed the pilot that he needed to go around but did not say why. The pilot thought it to be unwise to abort the landing because he did not know the location of the second airplane in the pattern and continued the approach and landing. He reported that he did not accomplish the GUMPS (Gas Undercarriage Mixture Props) checklist because of the distractions, and the airplane touched down with the landing gear retracted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage longerons and bulkhead. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.