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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210M · Gaithersburg, MD · September 19, 2002

Date: September 19, 2002 · 14:05 local
Place: Gaithersburg, MD
Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N221JP
Reported as: Cessna T210M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total60 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N221JPRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2008 · Cessna T210MS/N 21062794 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna T210M Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Owner flew from W29 to gai. He said things got busy as he was approaching gai and that he had his approach chart on his clipboard and that it was on top of his checklist which he forgot to use. He cut power over the numbers, flaring the aircraft about 1/3 of the way down the runway. When he pulled the throttle back he heard a horn but thought that it was the stall warning horn. He realized it was the gear horn when the prop started to hit the runway. The aircraft settled in and he shut everything off and exited the aircraft. (The owner did state that he forgot to put the gear down.) When the mechanics arrived to raise the aircraft they saw that the gear handle was in the up position. After getting the aircraft up on jacks the mechanics disconnected the battery and towed the aircraft back to the hangar. Aircraft has current annual, 91.411, 91.413, inspections. No 91.207(d) inspection recorded.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) OWNER FLEW FROM W29 TO GAI. HE SAID THINGS GOT BUSY AS HE WAS APPROACHING GAI AND THAT HE HAD HIS APPROACH CHART ON HIS CLIPBOARD AND THAT IT WAS ON TOP OF HIS CHECKLIST WHICH HE FORGOT TO USE. HE CUT POWER OVER THE NUMBERS, FLARING THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. WHEN HE PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK HE HEARD A HORN BUT THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE STALL WARNING HORN. HE REALIZED IT WAS THE GEAR HORN WHEN THE PROP STARTED TO HIT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN AND HE SHUT EVERYTHING OFF AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. (THE OWNER DID STATE THAT HE FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.) WHEN THE MECHANICS ARRIVED TO RAISE THE AIRCRAFT THEY SAW THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION. AFTER GETTING THE AIRCRAFT UP ON JACKS THE MECHANICS DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND TOWED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE HANGAR. AIRCRAFT HAS CURRENT ANNUAL, 91.411, 91.413, INSPECTIONS. NO 91.207(D) INSPECTION RECORDED.