Cessna P210 N117KP

Summary

On 16 June 2020 at about 19:55 local time, a Cessna P210 registered N117KP was involved in an accident near Maricopa, Arizona, 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

16 June 2020 at 19:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Maricopa, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Ak-Chin Regional Airport (A39)

Coordinates

32.9878, -111.9181

Aircraft

Cessna P210

Registration

N117KP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mesa → Maricopa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA184

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the airplane’s retractable landing gear before landing.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting a straight in approach to the runway in turbulent, gusty wind conditions. During the approach, he did not verify that he had extended the airplane’s retractable landing gear. As the flared the airplane during the landing, he heard the landing gear warning horn, but it was too late to go-around. He subsequently landed the airplane with the landing gear retracted. The airplane's lower fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.