Cessna 210M incident near Orlando, Florida, March 1, 1988
On March 1, 1988 at about 11:50 pm local time, a Cessna 210M, registered N823AR, suffered minor damage in an incident near Orlando, Florida (Orlando Executive airport). It was a positioning 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
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 1, 1988 · about 11:50 pm local time
- Place
- Orlando, Florida · Orlando Executive · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210M · all 210Ms on the register
- Registration
- N823AR · no longer on the register · serial 21062661
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE ON A POSITIONING FLT THE ACFT LANDED GEAR UP. THE PLT STATED THAT HE FAILED TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST & FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR ASSY BY FAA PERSONNEL REVEALED NO FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,285 hours in all; 41 in this make and model; 50 in the last 90 days; 1,239 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,843 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, February 24, 1988; 25 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TIX Titusville FL at 11:25 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 7, 6,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 080° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:50 pm from ORL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N823AR the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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