39.3201° N, 120.1396° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 29, 2010 · 09:30 local
Place
Truckee, CA
Airport
Truckee/Tahoe
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N725DC
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO-520-N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Just prior to touchdown, the pilot realized that the landing gear was not extended. The pilot executed a go-around after striking the runway surface with the propeller blade tips. The pilot landed the airplane at Truckee without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AFTER STRIKING THE RUNWAY SURFACE WITH THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE AT TRUCKEE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.