47.2385° N, 93.5326° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 18, 1979 · 09:25 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MN
Airport
Itasca Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CFAUG
Reported as
Cessna 210K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
505 total144 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot concerned and distracted by deteriorating weather forgot to extend the wheels. Gear warning horn inoperative
As the FAA filed it
PILOT CONCERNED AND DISTRACTED BY DETERIORATING WEATHER FORGOT TO EXTEND THE WHEELS. GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE