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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210M · Corvallis, OR · June 16, 1997

Date: June 16, 1997 · 12:15 local
Place: Corvallis, OR
Airport: Corvallis Municipal
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6994B
Reported as: Cessna T210M
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total345 in this make and model27 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 June 16, 1997, at approximately 1215 local time, a Cessna T210-M, N6994B, piloted by norman g. thiel, landed with the gear retracted. The pilot reported that there was a lot of air traffic in the area. Mr. Thiel was performing touch and go landings and was distracted while watching out for other aircraft. He got out of sequence on his approach and failed to put the landing gear down. As soon as Mr. Thiel heard the propeller hit the ground, he shut off the fuel and ignition switches. The aircraft was landed on its belly and sustained minor damage. There was no pilot deviation. This report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 16, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA T210-M, N6994B, PILOTED BY NORMAN G. THIEL, LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF AIR TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. MR. THIEL WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND WAS DISTRACTED WHILE WATCHING OUT FOR OTHER AIRCRAFT. HE GOT OUT OF SEQUENCE ON HIS APPROACH AND FAILED TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. AS SOON AS MR. THIEL HEARD THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND, HE SHUT OFF THE FUEL AND IGNITION SWITCHES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON ITS BELLY AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO PILOT DEVIATION. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.