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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310Q · Richmond, IN · February 29, 2004

Date: February 29, 2004 · 14:30 local
Place: Richmond, IN
Airport: Richmond Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N69609
Reported as: Cessna 310Q
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 675 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On February 29, 2004, at 1930 zulu, a Cessna CE-310-Q, N69609 registered to and operated by gerald v. wiegle, jr., departed from batavia, Ohio (I69) to Richmond, IN (rid). While performing touch and go on runway 24, under the direction of a certificated flight instructor (CFI), Mr. Wiegle did not extend the landing gear and made a gear up landing. Both propellers were bent and the bottom of the fuselage sustained minor damage. Mr. Wiegle and the CFI, Mr. Charles d. fairbanks did not sustain any injury. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was filed. A talk with Mr. Wiegle confirmed that he did not extend the landing gear on his third try touch and go. The aircraft was jacked up, the landing gears extended and removed from the runway for further evaluation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 29, 2004, AT 1930 ZULU, A CESSNA CE-310-Q, N69609 REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY GERALD V. WIEGLE, JR., DEPARTED FROM BATAVIA, OHIO (I69) TO RICHMOND, IN (RID). WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 24, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), MR. WIEGLE DID NOT EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND MADE A GEAR UP LANDING. BOTH PROPELLERS WERE BENT AND THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. MR. WIEGLE AND THE CFI, MR. CHARLES D. FAIRBANKS DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. A TALK WITH MR. WIEGLE CONFIRMED THAT HE DID NOT EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR ON HIS THIRD TRY TOUCH AND GO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED UP, THE LANDING GEARS EXTENDED AND REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.