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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210F · Valley Center, CA · May 23, 2007

Date: May 23, 2007 · 17:30 local
Place: Valley Center, CA
Airport: Blackinton Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N210DL
Reported as: Cessna 210F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,971 total600 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N210DLRegistration cancelled Oct 17, 2007 · Cessna 210FS/N 21058650 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 210F Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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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 landed with the landing gear in the up position at blackington airport (2CA4) during a visual approach. The pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft was uninjured. The Cessna 210 pilot's operating handbook states that the aircraft's landing gear switch has three positions: down. Neutral, and up. The aircraft's after takeoff/climb checklist calls for the pilot to manually place the landing gear switch from up to neutral, which de-activates the hydraulic pump after the retraction cycle is complete. The pilot stated that he moved the gear switch to (what he thought was the down position) during his "gump" check. The pilot stated that he believes he moved the landing gear switch from up to neutral instead of neutral to down during the approach. The pilot also stated that he never heard the landing gear warning horn activate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION AT BLACKINGTON AIRPORT (2CA4) DURING A VISUAL APPROACH. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNINJURED. THE CESSNA 210 PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK STATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR SWITCH HAS THREE POSITIONS: DOWN. NEUTRAL, AND UP. THE AIRCRAFT'S AFTER TAKEOFF/CLIMB CHECKLIST CALLS FOR THE PILOT TO MANUALLY PLACE THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH FROM UP TO NEUTRAL, WHICH DE-ACTIVATES THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AFTER THE RETRACTION CYCLE IS COMPLETE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MOVED THE GEAR SWITCH TO (WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE DOWN POSITION) DURING HIS "GUMP" CHECK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BELIEVES HE MOVED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH FROM UP TO NEUTRAL INSTEAD OF NEUTRAL TO DOWN DURING THE APPROACH. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE NEVER HEARD THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN ACTIVATE.

Other reports on N210DL · 2

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

Accident 20000828015619ALevel Off Touchdown · Holbrook, AZ(-23) During landing approach the pilot stated that he lost elevator control, the pilot tried to raise the nose using elevator trim with insufficient response. The pilot landed nose down and bounced several times before the nose gear collapsed and the a/c…Aug 28, 2000 · Reported as Cessna 210E · Substantial damage Incident 19780520034359ILevel Off Touchdown · Silver City, NMPilot failed to extend gear before touchdown.May 20, 1978 · Reported as Cessna 210E · Minor damage