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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210L · Algona, IA · June 17, 2000

Date: June 17, 2000 · 11:15 local
Place: Algona, IA
Airport: Algona Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N29399
Reported as: Cessna T210L
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,150 total565 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft departed Algona, IA (axa) enroute to davenport, IA (dvn). Pilot was unable to extend the nose landing gear at dvn and he returned to axa. Personnel on the ground at axa observed the aircraft tow bar protruding from the closed nose landing gear doors. Aircraft was landed with all landing gear retracted which resulted in minor damage to belly skins and the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ALGONA, IA (AXA) ENROUTE TO DAVENPORT, IA (DVN). PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AT DVN AND HE RETURNED TO AXA. PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND AT AXA OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TOW BAR PROTRUDING FROM THE CLOSED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH ALL LANDING GEAR RETRACTED WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO BELLY SKINS AND THE PROPELLER.