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FAA incident report · Cessna T210M · Ravenna, OH · November 5, 1995

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Date
November 5, 1995 · 19:07 local
Place
Ravenna, OH
Airport
Portage County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6314D
Reported as
Cessna T210M
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total1,880 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N6314DRegistered now · Cessna T210MS/N 21062938 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna T210MEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot stated that during the final phase of landing, with roll 40 degree flaps and landing gear down, he observed a reflection on the runway which he believed may have been deer. He further stated that he added full power, cautious however not to exceed red line and retracted the landing gear, when he observed the objects to be gone he decided to land the aircraft. He stated that he applied a significant amount of back pressure to hold the aircraft up so as not to strike the runway. He also added that he trims (always) nose down during landings, so in case he needs to abort a landing the aircraft does not pitch up and stall. He stated he did not attempt to trim the aircraft electrically or manually. Also, he did not retract any portion of the 40 degree of flaps. He further added, "it happened so fast, I felt it best to land gear up, I heard the landing gear horn go on, but I did not have enough clearance for the landing gear to extend without striking the runway."

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF LANDING, WITH ROLL 40 DEGREE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR DOWN, HE OBSERVED A REFLECTION ON THE RUNWAY WHICH HE BELIEVED MAY HAVE BEEN DEER. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE ADDED FULL POWER, CAUTIOUS HOWEVER NOT TO EXCEED RED LINE AND RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, WHEN HE OBSERVED THE OBJECTS TO BE GONE HE DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT HE APPLIED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BACK PRESSURE TO HOLD THE AIRCRAFT UP SO AS NOT TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. HE ALSO ADDED THAT HE TRIMS (ALWAYS) NOSE DOWN DURING LANDINGS, SO IN CASE HE NEEDS TO ABORT A LANDING THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT PITCH UP AND STALL. HE STATED HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO TRIM THE AIRCRAFT ELECTRICALLY OR MANUALLY. ALSO, HE DID NOT RETRACT ANY PORTION OF THE 40 DEGREE OF FLAPS. HE FURTHER ADDED, "IT HAPPENED SO FAST, I FELT IT BEST TO LAND GEAR UP, I HEARD THE LANDING GEAR HORN GO ON, BUT I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH CLEARANCE FOR THE LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND WITHOUT STRIKING THE RUNWAY."