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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210G · Upland, CA · July 6, 2007

Date: July 6, 2007 · 11:00 local
Place: Upland, CA
Airport: Cable
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5873F
Reported as: Cessna 210G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total1,800 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N5873FRegistered now · Cessna 210GS/N 21058873 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 210G Engine modelContinental IO-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) Pilot entered traffic pattern at Cable Airport for landing after flight to john wayne airport. Performed "gumps" check twice--once on base leg and once on final approach. Pilot recalls gear doors being open, but does not remember visually confirming landing gear down. The pilot privacy data omitted recalls putting hand on landing gear selector handle, but does not recall if he put it to the full down position. Note: after placing gear handle into down position, mechanical sequence is gear doors open, gear down, gear doors close. Gear selector handle has four positions: full up, neutral up, neutral down, full down with an amber light displayed with gear full up and green light gear full down. Pilot did not hear warning horn. Pilot unaware of any landing gear system problems with aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN AT CABLE AIRPORT FOR LANDING AFTER FLIGHT TO JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT. PERFORMED "GUMPS" CHECK TWICE--ONCE ON BASE LEG AND ONCE ON FINAL APPROACH. PILOT RECALLS GEAR DOORS BEING OPEN, BUT DOES NOT REMEMBER VISUALLY CONFIRMING LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECALLS PUTTING HAND ON LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE, BUT DOES NOT RECALL IF HE PUT IT TO THE FULL DOWN POSITION. NOTE: AFTER PLACING GEAR HANDLE INTO DOWN POSITION, MECHANICAL SEQUENCE IS GEAR DOORS OPEN, GEAR DOWN, GEAR DOORS CLOSE. GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE HAS FOUR POSITIONS: FULL UP, NEUTRAL UP, NEUTRAL DOWN, FULL DOWN WITH AN AMBER LIGHT DISPLAYED WITH GEAR FULL UP AND GREEN LIGHT GEAR FULL DOWN. PILOT DID NOT HEAR WARNING HORN. PILOT UNAWARE OF ANY LANDING GEAR SYSTEM PROBLEMS WITH AIRCRAFT.