Probable cause
The collapse of the landing gear during landing rollout for undetermined reasons.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that during the landing roll, he thought he "had blown the left tire" followed by the airplane settling onto its left side a second or two later. The airplane veered to the left and exited the runway, subsequently coming to rest upright adjacent to the runway. Post accident examination of the landing gear revealed that the gear warning horn was inoperative due to a disconnected cable between the throttle switch and the warning horn. Further examination, to include functionality testing of the landing gear, revealed no additional anomalies that would have prevented the gear from extending to the down and locked position.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for SEA08LA079 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Feb 10, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Carefree, Arizona
- Nearest airport
- Sky Ranch Airport At Carefree (18AZ)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Night
Cessna P210N
- N-number
- N4796K
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Business
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.