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FAA incident report · Cessna T210L · Indian Creek, ID · July 24, 2000

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Date
July 24, 2000 · 08:00 local
Place
Indian Creek, ID
Airport
Indian Creek Usfs Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N144WP
Reported as
Cessna T210L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total50 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N144WPRegistered now · Cessna T210LS/N 21059900 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna T210LEngine 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.

(-23)This approach and landing was the first time the pilot had been into the Indian Creek airstrip (S81). The pilot stated that even though he had obtained information on how to approach the airstrip, he had a high anxiety level. As he approached down the canyon descending and as he made the blind turn to final, he failed to extend the landing gear. The gear warning horn did not sound because he was carrying power throughout the approach. At the moment he had the spot on the airstrip made, he removed the power and the aircraft landed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THIS APPROACH AND LANDING WAS THE FIRST TIME THE PILOT HAD BEEN INTO THE INDIAN CREEK AIRSTRIP (S81). THE PILOT STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH HE HAD OBTAINED INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPROACH THE AIRSTRIP, HE HAD A HIGH ANXIETY LEVEL. AS HE APPROACHED DOWN THE CANYON DESCENDING AND AS HE MADE THE BLIND TURN TO FINAL, HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND BECAUSE HE WAS CARRYING POWER THROUGHOUT THE APPROACH. AT THE MOMENT HE HAD THE SPOT ON THE AIRSTRIP MADE, HE REMOVED THE POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED.