Cessna 210N accident near Spokane, Washington, November 11, 1992
On November 11, 1992 at about 10:30 pm local time, a Cessna 210N, registered N6562Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Spokane, Washington (Spokane International 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).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE GEAR. FACTORS INCLUDE A WET AND ICY RUNWAY.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 11, 1992 · about 10:30 pm local time
- Place
- Spokane, Washington · Spokane International
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210N · all 210Ns on the register
- Registration
- N6562Y · registry record · serial 21064440
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, AND THE NOSE GEAR OF THE CESSNA 210 RETRACTED TO THE FULL UP POSITION. THIS RESULTED IN THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY AND A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE GEAR POSITION HANDLE WAS FOUND IN THE UP POSITION, AND THE GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY.
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: 308 hours in all; 97 in this make and model; 47 in the last 90 days; 308 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 13, 1992; 29 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,000 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-R (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Soft Water Service Company
The flight
- Departed from: WMC Winnemucca NV at 8:45 pm
- Destination: GEG Spokane WA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 21, 4,500 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,000 ft; scat at 800 ft
- Temperature: 36°F (2°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 SEA93LA022.