# Incident 19780615045879I: Cessna 210M, Charleston, WV, June 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1978, 11:40 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Kanawha
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732UC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732UC-2012-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780615045879I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. GEAR WARNING HORN WAS INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N732UC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800120001269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800120001269A), Jan 20, 1980: Cessna 210M (N732UC), Rochelle, FL, Substantial damage. Stolen acft found wrecked at improvised landing strip. Believe operation of acft to be drug related.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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