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FAA incident report · Cessna 310Q · Chattanooga, TN · August 28, 1996

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Date
August 28, 1996 · 20:00 local
Place
Chattanooga, TN
Airport
Lovell Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
VXPA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N453C
Reported as
Cessna 310Q
Reported engine
Continental IO470VO
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total650 in this make and model193 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: on the evening of August 28, 1996, I left knoxville (tys) enroute to Chattanooga (cha) to pick up bank work and bring it back to tys./it was a dead head leg to cha and part 135 for the return leg only. Upon arrival at cha I was vectored on the down wind and informed that I was number three for the airport. To avoid getting a long way away from the airport I began slowing the aircraft down once I was abeam the touchdown point. At that time I pulled the manifold pressure back to about 18", extended approach flaps, and lowered the landing gear. I continued to look for the traffic, and was finally turned to base then cleared for the visual to runway 2 as the traffic was on short final and no factor. To get back to the airport a little quicker I retracted the gear and was handed off to the tower. At this point I was cleared to land rwy 2 and began extending the rest of the flaps and never rechecked that I had three green lights. I believe I just had a mental picture of having the gear extended on the downwind, and completely forgot to re-extend it from the time I was cleared for the approach (approximately 7 miles) until I touched down with full flaps and no gear.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON THE EVENING OF AUGUST 28, 1996, I LEFT KNOXVILLE (TYS) ENROUTE TO CHATTANOOGA (CHA) TO PICK UP BANK WORK AND BRING IT BACK TO TYS./IT WAS A DEAD HEAD LEG TO CHA AND PART 135 FOR THE RETURN LEG ONLY. UPON ARRIVAL AT CHA I WAS VECTORED ON THE DOWN WIND AND INFORMED THAT I WAS NUMBER THREE FOR THE AIRPORT. TO AVOID GETTING A LONG WAY AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT I BEGAN SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ONCE I WAS ABEAM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. AT THAT TIME I PULLED THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE BACK TO ABOUT 18", EXTENDED APPROACH FLAPS, AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. I CONTINUED TO LOOK FOR THE TRAFFIC, AND WAS FINALLY TURNED TO BASE THEN CLEARED FOR THE VISUAL TO RUNWAY 2 AS THE TRAFFIC WAS ON SHORT FINAL AND NO FACTOR. TO GET BACK TO THE AIRPORT A LITTLE QUICKER I RETRACTED THE GEAR AND WAS HANDED OFF TO THE TOWER. AT THIS POINT I WAS CLEARED TO LAND RWY 2 AND BEGAN EXTENDING THE REST OF THE FLAPS AND NEVER RECHECKED THAT I HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS. I BELIEVE I JUST HAD A MENTAL PICTURE OF HAVING THE GEAR EXTENDED ON THE DOWNWIND, AND COMPLETELY FORGOT TO RE-EXTEND IT FROM THE TIME I WAS CLEARED FOR THE APPROACH (APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES) UNTIL I TOUCHED DOWN WITH FULL FLAPS AND NO GEAR.