# Incident 20020228001459I: Cessna 210K, Nashville, TN, February 28, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Cornelia Fort Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1903° N, 86.6997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Cornelia Fort Airpark, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1903&lon=-86.6997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5779J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5779J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 800 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020228001459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT/OWNER WAS PERFORMING A MAINTENANCE CHECK AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION AND WAS DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE DAMAGE IS VERY MINOR OTHER THAN ENGINE INSPECTION AND PROP REPLACEMENT FOR SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE.

## Other reports on N5779J (1)

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

- [Accident 20211121019729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211121019729A), Nov 21, 2021: Cessna 210K (N5779J), Brent, AL, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed tuscaloosa regional airport (tcl) on an IFR flight plan enroute to sky park (18FD) airport in baker Florida. Enroute at 7000 feet the pilot…

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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