Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in the airplane landing with the landing gear retracted.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that while working on night currency and flying from the right seat, he did not verify the landing gear was extended before landing. The airplane landed with the landing gear retracted and slid about 1,200 ft down the runway before it came to a stop. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR21LA028 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 24, 2020
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Los Alamos, New Mexico
- Nearest airport
- Los Alamos Airport (KLAM)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Night
Cessna T210K
- N-number
- N8251M
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1969
- 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.