Crash location | 35.040277°N, 106.609167°W |
Nearest city | Albuquerque, NM
35.084491°N, 106.651137°W 3.9 miles away |
Tail number | N211LC |
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Accident date | 10 Jan 2009 |
Aircraft type | Cessna T210L |
Additional details: | None |
Shortly after takeoff and following the landing gear retraction, the pilot realized he failed to remove the tow-bar from the airplane's nose landing gear. After multiple failed attempts to extend the airplane's nose landing gear, the pilot elected to retract the main landing gear and perform a gear-up landing. The airplane's fuselage and right aileron sustained damage during the landing.
The pilot's failure to remove the airplane's tow bar before takeoff.