# Incident 19970810027259I: Cessna 210L, Grand Canyon, AZ, August 10, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Valle Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6506° N, 112.1481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VALLE (40G), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6506&lon=-112.1481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30777, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30777) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,768 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970810027259I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: CROSSWIND-WE MADE A GO AROUND DUE TO WIND CONDITIONS PUT GEAR UP AND GO AROUND. DID NOT PUT GEAR DOWN ON 2ND TRY. DISTRACTED BY WIND. WATCHING FLAG AS NO WINDSOCK VISIBLE. REALIZED SITUATION TOO LATE TO ABORT LANDING. MADE BEST OF SITUATION. NO NMAC FILED. NO EIR FILED. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION CLOSED. PILOT COUNSELED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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