Cessna P210N accident near Bay City, Michigan, May 3, 1994
On May 3, 1994 at about 3:38 pm local time, a Cessna P210N, registered N7588K, was substantially damaged in an accident near Bay City, Michigan (James Clements airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND NOT FOLLOWING THE AIRPLANE PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST AND THE DELAY IN LANDING GEAR EXTENSION.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 3, 1994 · about 3:38 pm local time
- Place
- Bay City, Michigan · James Clements · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna P210N · all P210Ns on the register
- Registration
- N7588K · no longer on the register · serial P-210-00414
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT SAID HE HEARD A 'CLUNK' AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN. SHORTLY AFTER THIS THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT WITH ITS RIGHT WING SETTLING DOWN. THE PILOT SAID HE DID NOT HEAR THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN SOUND WHEN HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE AS THE AIRPLANE CROSSED THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE PILOT REPORTED OBSERVING TIRE SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY THAT WERE CLOSER TOGETHER THAN THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN LANDING GEAR TRACK AND 1,100 FEET LONG. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE SIDEWALL SCUFFING, A LANDING GEAR PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER THAT WAS OPEN, AND A LANDING GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE THAT WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED FOUR TIMES AND FOUND TO SECURELY EXTEND EACH TIME. ONE EMERENCY EXTENSION WAS CONDUCTED AND THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED SECURELY.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,355 hours in all; 275 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days; 1,324 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,292 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 20, 1994; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,016 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-P (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: DET Detroit MI at 2:55 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 3,800 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 45°F (7°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Observation at 3:48 pm from MBS, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under N7588K the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.