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FAA incident report · Cessna 210G · Lock Haven, PA · August 29, 1996

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Date
August 29, 1996 · 19:50 local
Place
Lock Haven, PA
Airport
William T Piper Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N32HD
Reported as
Cessna 210G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,050 total40 in this make and model50 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 August 29, 1996, at 1625 hours local time, a Cessna 210, N32HD, registered to john mitros of norristown, PA, had a gear-up landing at wm. Piper memorial airport (lhv), lockhaven, PA. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. Outward appearance indicated the aircraft received minor damage, and the certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated at bradford, PA on August 29, 1996, at 1500 hours. The pilot was making a visual approach to runway 27 at lockhaven (lhv). The landing gear was selected to the down position and gear indicator was reportedly verified. The landing was smooth until the aircraft settled onto the runway striking the propeller and causing damage to the belly of the aircraft. The pilot stated that upon a hasty departure from the aircraft, he noticed the headset cord entangled around the landing gear handle. The aircraft was jacked, and the gear handle was found in the down (not neutral) position. Extension was achieved with the hand pump. The hydraulic pump was removed and inspected. privacy data omitted This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 29, 1996, AT 1625 HOURS LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 210, N32HD, REGISTERED TO JOHN MITROS OF NORRISTOWN, PA, HAD A GEAR-UP LANDING AT WM. PIPER MEMORIAL AIRPORT (LHV), LOCKHAVEN, PA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. OUTWARD APPEARANCE INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BRADFORD, PA ON AUGUST 29, 1996, AT 1500 HOURS. THE PILOT WAS MAKING A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AT LOCKHAVEN (LHV). THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION AND GEAR INDICATOR WAS REPORTEDLY VERIFIED. THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY STRIKING THE PROPELLER AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON A HASTY DEPARTURE FROM THE AIRCRAFT, HE NOTICED THE HEADSET CORD ENTANGLED AROUND THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED, AND THE GEAR HANDLE WAS FOUND IN THE DOWN (NOT NEUTRAL) POSITION. EXTENSION WAS ACHIEVED WITH THE HAND PUMP. THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.