# Incident 20070523008809I: Cessna 210F, Valley Center, CA, May 23, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: Valley Center, CA
- Airport: Blackinton Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2589° N, 117.0923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLACKINTON (2CA4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2589&lon=-117.0923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210DL-2007-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210F (registry code 2073418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,971 total, 600 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070523008809I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20000828015619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000828015619A), Aug 28, 2000: Cessna 210E (N210DL), Holbrook, AZ, Substantial damage. (-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.…
- [Incident 19780520034359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520034359I), May 20, 1978: Cessna 210E (N210DL), Silver City, NM, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear before touchdown.

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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