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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Crescent City, CA · January 4, 1999

Date: January 4, 1999 · 13:05 local
Place: Crescent City, CA
Airport: Jack Mc Namara Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N731NC
Reported as: Cessna P210N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,872 total143 in this make and model102 in the last 90 days

N731NCRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000502 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna P210N Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft landed gear up. (-23) pilot demonstrating a short field landing elected to extend downwind leg to follow a twin Cessna on final. Pilot flew pattern at normal power settings and while talking to second pilot about short field landing procedure, got distracted and failed to extend landing gear. Aircraft slid on fuselage for approximately 380 feet.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LANDED GEAR UP. (-23) PILOT DEMONSTRATING A SHORT FIELD LANDING ELECTED TO EXTEND DOWNWIND LEG TO FOLLOW A TWIN CESSNA ON FINAL. PILOT FLEW PATTERN AT NORMAL POWER SETTINGS AND WHILE TALKING TO SECOND PILOT ABOUT SHORT FIELD LANDING PROCEDURE, GOT DISTRACTED AND FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT SLID ON FUSELAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 380 FEET.

Other reports on N731NC · 2

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

Accident 19960519010869AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Carrollton, OHLow fuel diverted to TSO but engine quit three miles out. Landed muddy field. Nosed over. Fuel tanks empty. (-23) pilot departed flagler co airport (X47) in bunnell FL. For portage co. airport (29G), revenna oh. Just south of Carrollton co-Tolson airport…May 19, 1996 · Substantial damage Incident 19911110056949IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Havre, MTNose landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Pilot stated he encountered nose wheel shimmy upon departure.Nov 10, 1991 · Minor damage