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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210G · Torrance, CA · July 3, 2002

Date: July 3, 2002 · 16:22 local
Place: Torrance, CA
Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6872R
Reported as: Cessna T210G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total550 in this make and model82 in the last 90 days

N6872RRegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2010 · Cessna T210GS/N T210-0272 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna T210G Engine modelContinental IO-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) Pilot was planning to land at ksna to pick up a passenger when the landing gear failed to extend normally. Pilot aborted the landing and circled for more than an hour in the vicinity of the Torrance airport while he attempted to extend the gear both electrically and manually. He also contacted his mechanic who is based at southwest flite center at toa for assistance. After all of his attempts to extend the gear were unsuccessful, he notified the ktoa ATCT that he would land gear-up and was cleared to do so. The landing resulted in minor damage to the belly and bent prop tips.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS PLANNING TO LAND AT KSNA TO PICK UP A PASSENGER WHEN THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND NORMALLY. PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING AND CIRCLED FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR IN THE VICINITY OF THE TORRANCE AIRPORT WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR BOTH ELECTRICALLY AND MANUALLY. HE ALSO CONTACTED HIS MECHANIC WHO IS BASED AT SOUTHWEST FLITE CENTER AT TOA FOR ASSISTANCE. AFTER ALL OF HIS ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, HE NOTIFIED THE KTOA ATCT THAT HE WOULD LAND GEAR-UP AND WAS CLEARED TO DO SO. THE LANDING RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY AND BENT PROP TIPS.