# Incident 19981017044009I: Cessna T210M, Gadsden, AL, October 17, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1998, 10:35 local time
- Place: Gadsden, AL
- Airport: Gadsden Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0143° N, 86.0066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gadsden, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0143&lon=-86.0066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761MQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761MQ-2011-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 36 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981017044009I

## Narrative

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

(-5) WHILE ON DOWNWIND, FOR THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE PIC LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR TO NOTE THE AMOUNT OF TRIM AND SPEED CHANGE. THE GEAR WAS THEN RAISED BEFORE TURNING BASE, THEN TO FINAL. THE PIC THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND WITHOUT LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND BOTTOM OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N761MQ (2)

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

- [Incident 20020801020359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020801020359I), Aug 1, 2002: Cessna T210M (N761MQ), Smyrna, TN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot requested a flyby to confirm the nose gear position, since he had an unsafe indication. Mqy tower said it appeared that the gear was down, but he…
- [Incident 19820926066529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820926066529I), Sep 26, 1982: Cessna T210M (N761MQ), Raton, NM, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Student pilot was unable to produce a medical at the scene.

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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