NTSB WPR23LA234 — 2023-06-09 · Olivehurst, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N4761A

Make / Model: CESSNA P210N
Year of manufacture: 1983 · 40 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19830715
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A5D9E0

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4761A Cessna P210N None

Probable cause & findings

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

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that while on a straight in approach to land, he heard another pilot report that he was landing at the airport and would cut in front of him. The accident pilot discontinued the approach and performed a 360° turn. He then resumed the approach and continued to land but failed to extend the landing gear. The airplane sustained substantial damaged the left and right keel beams. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations. 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
— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Use of equip/system-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Gear extension and retract sys-Not used/operated

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2023_WPR23LA234.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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