20041204032679I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Greenville, NC · December 4, 2004

Date: December 4, 2004 · 15:45 local
Place: Greenville, NC
Airport: Pitt-Greenville
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4801P
Reported as: Cessna P210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,400 total640 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N4801PRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000113 Airframe modelCessna P210N 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) Upon returning to pgv after a local area flight the pilot selected landing gear down in preparation for landing. The aircraft did not give a "gear down" indication. A fly-by was performed and ground personnel confirmed that the right main landing gear was not fully extended. The aircraft departed the landing pattern to execute the appropriate checklists and troubleshoot the problem. The landing gear would not properly extend. The pilot made a decision to make a gear up landing. The airport was notified and the pilot landed the aircraft with the landing gear up. The aircraft slid for 200' on it's belly. The pilot and passenger safely egressed the aircraft after landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON RETURNING TO PGV AFTER A LOCAL AREA FLIGHT THE PILOT SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GIVE A "GEAR DOWN" INDICATION. A FLY-BY WAS PERFORMED AND GROUND PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LANDING PATTERN TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS AND TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT PROPERLY EXTEND. THE PILOT MADE A DECISION TO MAKE A GEAR UP LANDING. THE AIRPORT WAS NOTIFIED AND THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT SLID FOR 200' ON IT'S BELLY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SAFELY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING.