# Incident 20020820025539I: Cessna 210A, Vivian, LA, August 20, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2002, 15:30 local time
- Place: Vivian, LA
- Airport: Vivian Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8613° N, 94.0102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VIVIAN (3F4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8613&lon=-94.0102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6597X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6597X-2023-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020820025539I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. RESULTED IN A GEAR UP LANDING CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6597X (2)

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

- [Accident 20230218002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230218002589A), Feb 18, 2023: Cessna 210A (N6597X), Buckhannon, WV, Substantial damage. February 18, 2023 ga aircraft [privacy data omitted] departed butler county airport(btp) destination Buckhannon (W22). En route PIC was approx. 13 NM from…
- [Incident 19830715049879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830715049879I), Jul 15, 1983: Cessna 210A (N6597X), San Antonio, TX. Ran into deteriorating weather conditions. Passenger airsick. Landed on military base.

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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