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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210F · Meadville, PA · May 25, 1982

Date: May 25, 1982 · 12:30 local
Place: Meadville, PA
Airport: Port Meadville
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6751R
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC82DA107
Reported as: Cessna T210F
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 730 total75 in this make and model15 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 forgot to lower gear. Aircraft landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC82DA107Accident · No injuriesFinal reportMeadville, PAAccording to the pilot, while performing the landing checklist his attention was distracted and a gear check was not accomplished. The aircraft was landed with the gear up causing substantial damage to the skin of the aircraft and the propeller.May 25, 1982 · Substantial damage