# Incident 19990522030089I: Cessna 210J, Kalamazoo, MI, May 22, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1999, 12:11 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Kalamazoo County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6199F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6199F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210J (registry code 2073439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,479 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990522030089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY, 5/22/99, CESSNA 210J, N6199F, LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 35, AT KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INT'L AIRPORT. THE PILOT MR. KENNETH A. FRICKE, A PRIVATE PILOT, CERTIFICATE #2035590, WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD.  MR. FRICKE STATED THAT HE PUT THE GEAR LEVER DOWN BUT NEVER CHECKED THE GEAR DOWN INDICATOR.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N6199F (2)

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

- [Incident 19950712026589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950712026589I), Jul 12, 1995: Cessna 210J (N6199F), Three Rivers, MI, Minor damage. Failed to extend the gear for landing.
- [Incident 19880923069409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923069409I), Sep 23, 1988: Cessna 210J (N6199F), Three Rivers, MI, Minor damage. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Forced landing on road. Fuel selector on empty tank.

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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