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FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · Rochester, MN · November 12, 2006

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Date
November 12, 2006 · 13:51 local
Place
Rochester, MN
Airport
Rochester Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6466N
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520R
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
736 total109 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N6466NRegistered now · Cessna T210NS/N 21063040 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna T210NEngine 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) Landing at rst, the airman forgot to lower his landing gear. Aircraft damage appeared to be confined to the propeller blade tips (three) and paint scrapes along the underside of the fuselage. During the interview, the airman stated he was concerned that marker beacon audio might frighten his passengers (angel flight), so he briefed them accordingly. This communication came at a time where the distraction likely contributed to his lapse.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LANDING AT RST, THE AIRMAN FORGOT TO LOWER HIS LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE CONFINED TO THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS (THREE) AND PAINT SCRAPES ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. DURING THE INTERVIEW, THE AIRMAN STATED HE WAS CONCERNED THAT MARKER BEACON AUDIO MIGHT FRIGHTEN HIS PASSENGERS (ANGEL FLIGHT), SO HE BRIEFED THEM ACCORDINGLY. THIS COMMUNICATION CAME AT A TIME WHERE THE DISTRACTION LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO HIS LAPSE.