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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210M · Steamboat Spri, CO · September 13, 2008

Date: September 13, 2008 · 12:00 local
Place: Steamboat Spri, CO
Airport: Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Fi
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N761QK
Reported as: Cessna T210M
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,623 total1,105 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N761QKRegistration cancelled Jan 19, 2021 · Cessna T210MS/N 21062432 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna T210M Engine 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) On September 13, 2008 privacy data omitted took off from Steamboat Springs airport (sbs). He says that he did not get his gear up and locked light after takeoff. He performed press to test of the light bulb and it appears to have burned out. He says that he still could not positively see the nose gear door closed. He then "executed a practice VFR GPS approach to the airport with gear and flaps down". He made a low approach over the ramp for the ground crew to check that the nose gear door was closed. They confirmed that it was closed. The pilot then circled to land; neglecting to lower his gear and executed a gear up landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AIRPORT (SBS). HE SAYS THAT HE DID NOT GET HIS GEAR UP AND LOCKED LIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. HE PERFORMED PRESS TO TEST OF THE LIGHT BULB AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE BURNED OUT. HE SAYS THAT HE STILL COULD NOT POSITIVELY SEE THE NOSE GEAR DOOR CLOSED. HE THEN "EXECUTED A PRACTICE VFR GPS APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT WITH GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN". HE MADE A LOW APPROACH OVER THE RAMP FOR THE GROUND CREW TO CHECK THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS CLOSED. THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS CLOSED. THE PILOT THEN CIRCLED TO LAND; NEGLECTING TO LOWER HIS GEAR AND EXECUTED A GEAR UP LANDING.