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ERA25LA373

2025-09-09 · Akron, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AKR

Current FAA registration · N44475

Make / Model
CESSNA P210N
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19800216
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A55CE4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the fight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the pilot.

Factual narrative

The pilot and the flight instructor were returning to the airport at the conclusion of a flight review. While in the airport traffic pattern, the pilot and the flight instructor were having a discussion about practice landings, and during the landing approach, the pilot forgot to extend the landing gear. The airplane subsequently contacted the runway with the landing gear retracted, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Forgotten action/omission-Pilot
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Landing gear selector-Not used/operated
  • — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Lack of action-Instructor/check pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_ERA25LA373.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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