Probable cause
The pilot's failure to complete the required before landing checks, resulting in the execution of a gear up landing causing substantial damage to the lower fuselage of the airplane.
NTSB analysis
The pilot of the retractable landing gear airplane reported he became preoccupied while in the traffic pattern and did not configure his landing gear to the down and locked position. The pilot landed the airplane with the landing gear stowed, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to flight that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA15CA121 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 13, 2015
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Bozeman, Montana
- Nearest airport
- Bozeman Yellowstone Internatio (KBZN)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna P210N
- N-number
- N86SB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1983
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.