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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210M · Visalia, CA · April 24, 2004

Date: April 24, 2004 · 10:45 local
Place: Visalia, CA
Airport: Visalia Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N761HS
Reported as: Cessna T210M
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total60 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N761HSRegistered now · Cessna T210MS/N 21062275 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna T210M Engine modelContinental TSIO-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) The pilot and instructor were participating in flight training for the "wings program". After completing a landing at the Visalia airport, a departure was made for left traffic and another landing on runway 30. While on downwind and on final, the instructor was taking notes, reference the previous landing, while the pilot was flying the aircraft for another landing to runway 30 at Visalia. Neither pilot noted that the landing gear had not been lowered, subsequently, the pilot landed on runway 30 with the landing gear up. Damage to the aircraft was minor, limited to the under skin, the propeller and a minor scrap on the wing tip. There were no injuries to the two pilots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE PARTICIPATING IN FLIGHT TRAINING FOR THE "WINGS PROGRAM". AFTER COMPLETING A LANDING AT THE VISALIA AIRPORT, A DEPARTURE WAS MADE FOR LEFT TRAFFIC AND ANOTHER LANDING ON RUNWAY 30. WHILE ON DOWNWIND AND ON FINAL, THE INSTRUCTOR WAS TAKING NOTES, REFERENCE THE PREVIOUS LANDING, WHILE THE PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FOR ANOTHER LANDING TO RUNWAY 30 AT VISALIA. NEITHER PILOT NOTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD NOT BEEN LOWERED, SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 30 WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR, LIMITED TO THE UNDER SKIN, THE PROPELLER AND A MINOR SCRAP ON THE WING TIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PILOTS.