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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210L · Beullah, ND · December 19, 2009

Date: December 19, 2009 · 17:35 local
Place: Beullah, ND
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7154D
Reported as: Cessna 210L
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7154DRegistered now · Cessna 210LS/N 21059520 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 210L 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.

After departure the landing gear would not fully retract. The PIC noted the gear motor was continuing to run and visually verified the left gear was partially extended. He made numerous attempts to lower the landing gear including the emergency checklist procedures. Pilot relayed the situation through another aircraft to bismarck, ND ATCT. PIC elected to make a gear up landing at the departure airport . The aircraft received minimal damage to the belly with the exception of the right landing gear door. The prop tips were bent. Damage verified by bo klindworth, dakota helicopters, inc. the local FBO.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER DEPARTURE THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT. THE PIC NOTED THE GEAR MOTOR WAS CONTINUING TO RUN AND VISUALLY VERIFIED THE LEFT GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED. HE MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURES. PILOT RELAYED THE SITUATION THROUGH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TO BISMARCK, ND ATCT. PIC ELECTED TO MAKE A GEAR UP LANDING AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT . THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR DOOR. THE PROP TIPS WERE BENT. DAMAGE VERIFIED BY BO KLINDWORTH, DAKOTA HELICOPTERS, INC. THE LOCAL FBO.