# Incident 20020220008039I: Cessna 210M, Fort Dodge, IA, February 20, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2002, 08:40 local time
- Place: Fort Dodge, IA
- Airport: Fort Dodge Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FPIA
- Location: 42.5512° N, 94.1918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT DODGE RGNL (FOD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5512&lon=-94.1918&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732YA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732YA-2026-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,460 total, 165 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020220008039I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR APPROACH AND LANDING FOR RUNWAY 30. THE PILOT REPORTED THE FIELD INSIGHT, CANCELLED IFR AND CONTINUED ON THE VISUAL APPROACH. THE PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED DURING THE LANDING PHASE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 30 AT THE FORT DODGE REGIONAL AIRPORT (FOD). THE PILOT STATED "I MUST HAVE LOWERED THE GEAR TOO LATE." EVIDENCE INDICATES THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N732YA (1)

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

- [Incident 20220222000939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220222000939I), Feb 22, 2022: Cessna 210M (N732YA), Ashburn, VA, Minor damage. Investigation: I was notified by FAA roc that on February 22, 2022, at 16:34L EST (21:34Z), on an IFR flight which departed newark internationl airport (kewr)…

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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