# Incident 19980220006419I: Cessna 210C, Indianapolis, IN, February 20, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1998, 15:08 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Terry Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9791X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9791X-2012-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210C (registry code 2073412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980220006419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER DEPARTING INDIANAPOLIS TERRY AIRPORT, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR DOORS HAD NOT CLOSED. HE THEN DECIDED TO RETURN TO INDIANAPOLIS TERRY AIRPORT. AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN POSITION THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED IN THE UP & LOCKED POSITION. ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY FAILED. THE PILOT ELECTED A GEAR UP LANDING ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N9791X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20001219043239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001219043239A), Dec 19, 2000: Cessna 210C (N9791X), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he had left the howell, Michigan airport (ozw) at 1300 local time. The aircraft was filled with fuel a month earlier and was left…

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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