Cessna T210L accident near Soda Springs, Idaho, September 6, 2015
On September 6, 2015 at about 5:45 pm local time, a 1976 Cessna T210L, registered N732DW, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Soda Springs, Idaho (Allen H Tigert airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage during landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 6, 2015 · about 5:45 pm local time
- Place
- Soda Springs, Idaho · Allen H Tigert · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L, built 1976 · all T210Ls on the register
- Registration
- N732DW · registry record · serial 21061443
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that he overflew the destination airport and landed at a nearby airport to fuel the airplane. After fueling, the pilot departed for the destination airport and was on a straight in approach for the runway. Before touching down on the runway, the pilot reported that he neglected to extend the landing gear and landed with the gear retracted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage supporting structure. The pilot reported that the gear was cycling normally prior to the accident and the gear warning horn was inoperable at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
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
What happened, in order
- Landing gear not configured during landing defining event
- Abnormal runway contact during landing (flare/touchdown)
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Use of equip/system › Pilot
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Gear extension and retract sys › Not used/operated
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Gear position and warning › Inoperative
Pilot
- Certificate: private, recreational
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 2,200 hours in all; 800 in this make and model; 14 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: June 28, 2014
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (waiver time limited special)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,985 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, September 5, 2014
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental Motors TSIO-520-114B (piston); 962 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: AFO Afton WY at 5:30 pm
- Destination: U78 Soda Springs ID
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 34, 3,500 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 11 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.25 inHg
- Observation at 5:53 pm from KIDA, 56 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number GAA15CA259.