Cessna P210N accident near Boise, Idaho, May 10, 2003
On May 10, 2003 at about 4:15 pm local time, a Cessna P210N, registered N711BG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Boise, Idaho (Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field). It was a personal 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 landing gear extension was not performed by the pilot for landing. Contributing factors included the pilot's failure to perform the Before Landing checklist and his unfamiliarity with the landing gear warning horn system.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 10, 2003 · about 4:15 pm local time
- Place
- Boise, Idaho · Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · 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
- N711BG · registry record · serial P21000806
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
On the second of two practice instrument approaches the aircraft was cleared for a touch and go landing. The pilot said he was still in a "instrument approach mindset", did not perform the Before Landing checklist, and failed to lower the landing gear. The pilot also said he didn't hear the landing gear warning horn, and that he didn't even know the aircraft had one. Subsequent examination of the landing gear warning horn system indicated there were no anomalies with the system which would have prevented normal operation. The aircraft landed wheels up and slid to a stop, coming to rest in an upright position.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,455 hours in all; 559 in this make and model; 23 in the last 90 days; 14 in the last 30 days; 5,300 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: March 20, 2003
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,828 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 15, 2002
- Maximum gross weight: 3,920 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-AF (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BOI Boise ID at 3:40 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 10R, 9,763 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.05 inHg
- Observation at 3:53 pm from BOI
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 N711BG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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