What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 20, 2001, while on a personal pleasure flight the appropriately rated and qualified pilot and 2 passengers were attempting to land at Salem for fuel. The pilot selected gear down and did not get the correct gear indications. After several attempts to lower the landing gear the PIC elected to make a gear up landing on runway 18. The nose gear was down and locked and the main gear was hanging down in a trail position. The aircraft touched down and slid about 500 feet on the tail and nose gear. The aircraft veered to the right off the runway and the right horizontal stabilizer tip struck a runway light, resulting in substantial damage to the tailcone of the fuselage, stabilizers and elevators. The aircraft came to rest at the intersection of the runway and center taxiway, all occupants exited the aircraft without injury. (.19) on October 30, 2001, at 1040 central standard time, a Cessna T210M, N761UV, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a wheels-up landing at the Salem-Leckrone Airport, Salem, Illinois. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions a ND was on an instrument rules flight plan. The pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. The flight originated from the oswego county airport, oswego new york, about 0740 eastern standard time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 20, 2001, WHILE ON A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT THE APPROPRIATELY RATED AND QUALIFIED PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT SALEM FOR FUEL. THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT GET THE CORRECT GEAR INDICATIONS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR THE PIC ELECTED TO MAKE A GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE MAIN GEAR WAS HANGING DOWN IN A TRAIL POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND SLID ABOUT 500 FEET ON THE TAIL AND NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAILCONE OF THE FUSELAGE, STABILIZERS AND ELEVATORS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE RUNWAY AND CENTER TAXIWAY, ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. (.19) ON OCTOBER 30, 2001, AT 1040 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA T210M, N761UV, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A WHEELS-UP LANDING AT THE SALEM-LECKRONE AIRPORT, SALEM, ILLINOIS. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS A ND WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE OSWEGO COUNTY AIRPORT, OSWEGO NEW YORK, ABOUT 0740 EASTERN STANDARD TIME.
NTSB investigation
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