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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210 · Miami, FL · March 23, 1994

Date
March 23, 1994 · 17:00 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Opa Locka Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FPJA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8134L
Reported as
Cessna 210
Reported engine
Continental IO520L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,150 total1,860 in this make and model430 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.

Narrative: I departed naples at 1623 local, enroute to the Opa Locka Airport. The flight was conducted VFR without radar service. Approximately 20 miles west of opf I tuned opf ATIS and received information echo. Weather observed as 1000 sct, 2200 bkn, 6000 ovc with 12MI visibility, thunderstorms and light rain, wind 120 at 8, altimeter=29.97 w/breaks in the overcast and cautions for birds. Runways in use was 9L and 9C. Approximately 10 mi out I completed the final before landing checklist except for landing gear. I didn't extend the gear because I was still fairly FAR out and fast. I then contacted the control tower. The tower said "report over the turnpike." (This is approx 6 mi. West of the airport.) I noticed that there were thunderstorms in the vicinity with lightning strikes all around the nw thru se quadrants of the airport. I was also listening to all the other traffic coming into the airport for collision avoidance. I also heard of helicopter traffic transitioning NE thru sw across my flight path and looked for the traffic. I began to slow the aircraft down as I approached the airport. I normally extend the landing gear at the palmetto expressway. (Approximately 3 miles west of the airport.) However because of the activity I was distracted when I crossed the palmetto. I set the power for landing and guided the aircraft toward runway 9L. I intended to land long, about at the intersection of golf or foxtrot and planned to turn off at charlie, abeam the control tower. I actually made a normal glide path to the runway and then carried power and flew the aircraft down the runway so that touchdown was near golf or foxtrot. I did not hear the gear warning alarm. (Power brown 10", mp) and there was no warning from the tower. As the aircraft settled, I believe the tail ring hit first. This was immediately followed by a pitching downward and the striking of the prop. I immediately attempted to pull back on the elevator and power up to get the aircraft back in the air. However, that was not successful and the engine stopped and the aircraft settled fully onto the runway and slid slightly left. The tower called and asked if I was alright. I said I was, but the airplane wasn't. she stated that she would call the fire and rescue anyway. I acknowledged. I then shut down the electrical system and fuel.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: I DEPARTED NAPLES AT 1623 LOCAL, ENROUTE TO THE OPA LOCKA AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED VFR WITHOUT RADAR SERVICE. APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES WEST OF OPF I TUNED OPF ATIS AND RECEIVED INFORMATION ECHO. WEATHER OBSERVED AS 1000 SCT, 2200 BKN, 6000 OVC WITH 12MI VISIBILITY, THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHT RAIN, WIND 120 AT 8, ALTIMETER=29.97 W/BREAKS IN THE OVERCAST AND CAUTIONS FOR BIRDS. RUNWAYS IN USE WAS 9L AND 9C. APPROXIMATELY 10 MI OUT I COMPLETED THE FINAL BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST EXCEPT FOR LANDING GEAR. I DIDN'T EXTEND THE GEAR BECAUSE I WAS STILL FAIRLY FAR OUT AND FAST. I THEN CONTACTED THE CONTROL TOWER. THE TOWER SAID "REPORT OVER THE TURNPIKE." (THIS IS APPROX 6 MI. WEST OF THE AIRPORT.) I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY WITH LIGHTNING STRIKES ALL AROUND THE NW THRU SE QUADRANTS OF THE AIRPORT. I WAS ALSO LISTENING TO ALL THE OTHER TRAFFIC COMING INTO THE AIRPORT FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE. I ALSO HEARD OF HELICOPTER TRAFFIC TRANSITIONING NE THRU SW ACROSS MY FLIGHT PATH AND LOOKED FOR THE TRAFFIC. I BEGAN TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AS I APPROACHED THE AIRPORT. I NORMALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AT THE PALMETTO EXPRESSWAY. (APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT.) HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVITY I WAS DISTRACTED WHEN I CROSSED THE PALMETTO. I SET THE POWER FOR LANDING AND GUIDED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD RUNWAY 9L. I INTENDED TO LAND LONG, ABOUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF GOLF OR FOXTROT AND PLANNED TO TURN OFF AT CHARLIE, ABEAM THE CONTROL TOWER. I ACTUALLY MADE A NORMAL GLIDE PATH TO THE RUNWAY AND THEN CARRIED POWER AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE RUNWAY SO THAT TOUCHDOWN WAS NEAR GOLF OR FOXTROT. I DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR WARNING ALARM. (POWER BROWN 10", MP) AND THERE WAS NO WARNING FROM THE TOWER. AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED, I BELIEVE THE TAIL RING HIT FIRST. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A PITCHING DOWNWARD AND THE STRIKING OF THE PROP. I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO PULL BACK ON THE ELEVATOR AND POWER UP TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK IN THE AIR. HOWEVER, THAT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL AND THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED FULLY ONTO THE RUNWAY AND SLID SLIGHTLY LEFT. THE TOWER CALLED AND ASKED IF I WAS ALRIGHT. I SAID I WAS, BUT THE AIRPLANE WASN'T. SHE STATED THAT SHE WOULD CALL THE FIRE AND RESCUE ANYWAY. I ACKNOWLEDGED. I THEN SHUT DOWN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FUEL.