# Incident 20070329004439I: Cessna 210M, Sparta, TN, March 29, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sparta, TN
- Airport: Sparta-White County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9347° N, 85.4726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparta, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9347&lon=-85.4726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761CR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761CR-2015-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Reported engine: CONT O520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 400 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070329004439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A PRACTICE GPS APPROACH WITH A NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. HE WAS DISTRACTED BY LEARNING HOW TO USE THE EQUIPMENT AND FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. HE TOUCHED DOWN AND DAMAGED THE PROPELLER, BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TORE THE TRANSPONDER ANTENNA OFF. THE PILOT ACCEPTED FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GEAR UP LANDING. HIS PASSENGER, WHO IS ALSO A PILOT, CONFIRMED THE FACTS. PHOTOS WERE TAKEN OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HAD A CURRENT MEDICAL AND FLIGHT REVIEW.

## Other reports on N761CR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020907026329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020907026329I), Sep 7, 2002: Cessna 210M (N761CR), Clarksville, TN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot making touch and go landings, failed to lower landing gear. Minor damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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