ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287039
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| Date: | Monday 20 April 2009 |
| Time: | 11:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210L |
| Owner/operator: | Arrow West Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N367N |
| MSN: | 21060325 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7826 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Moab, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Moab-Canyonlands Field, UT (CNY/KCNY) |
| Moab-Canyonlands Field, UT (CNY/KCNY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: 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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR09FA212
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 19:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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