# Incident 20110417006829I: Cessna P210N, Borrego Springs, CA, April 17, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2011, 14:25 local time
- Place: Borrego Springs, CA
- Airport: Borrego Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2590° N, 116.3210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BORREGO VALLEY (L08), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2590&lon=-116.3210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3829P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3829P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110417006829I

## Narrative

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

RECEIVED REPORT OF A CE-P210 LANDING WITH GEAR UP AT BORREGO VALLEY AIRPORT(LO8) AT APPROXIMATELY 14:25 LOCAL.   4/18/2011 MJN   INTERVIEWED MR GEORGE KUHRTS VIA TELEPHONE. MR KUHRTS WAS THE PILOT AND  SOLE OCCUPANT OF N3289P WHEN IT LANDED GEAR UP AT L08.  MR KUHRTS STATED  THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WHILE ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 8 AT LO8.  THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR WAS ALSO CONFIRMED IN THE UP POSITION.  MR KUHRTS STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED FROM KMYF AND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER LANDING GEAR UP, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE NTSB.  DAMAGE INCLUDED BENT PROPELLERS AND DAMAGE TO THE UNDERBELLY OF THE AIRPLANE.  THE LANDING GEAR WAS OPERATIONAL AND FULLY EXTENDED AFTER BEING REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY.  MR KUHRTS IS A PRIVATE PILOT WITH AN INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE RATING AND APPROXIMATELY 1,600 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. THERE IS NO PRIOR REPORTED VIOLATION OR ACCIDENT HISTORY FOR MR. KUHRTS. MR KUHRTS WAS COOPERATIVE AND READILY ADMITTED THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCIDENT. VERBAL COUNSELING HAS BEEN ADMINISTERED.

## Other reports on N3829P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940516026799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940516026799I), May 16, 1994: Cessna P210N (N3829P), Holland, MI, Minor damage. 2 Pilots. One put gear down, neither ascertained position. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19800617055039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617055039I), Jun 17, 1980: Cessna P210N (N3829P), Green River, UT, Minor damage. Wing tip struck sign pole during off airport landing.

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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