Cessna T210K N8251M

Summary

On 24 October 2020 at about 02:10 local time, a Cessna T210K registered N8251M, operated by Traveler Holdings LLC, was involved in an accident near Los Alamos, New Mexico, 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

24 October 2020 at 02:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Los Alamos Airport (KLAM)

Coordinates

35.8797, -106.2687

Aircraft

Cessna T210K

Registration

N8251M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Traveler Holdings LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

WPR21LA028

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in the airplane landing with the landing gear retracted.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while working on night currency and flying from the right seat, he did not verify the landing gear was extended before landing. The airplane landed with the landing gear retracted and slid about 1,200 ft down the runway before it came to a stop. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.