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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210M · Sylacauga, AL · April 25, 2011

Date: April 25, 2011 · 11:30 local
Place: Sylacauga, AL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N99WG
Reported as: Cessna 210M
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,600 total1,300 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N99WGRegistered now · Cessna 210MS/N 210-62618 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 210M 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.

Pilot/owner had sold the aircraft and was conducting a familiarization flight with ferry pilot. After takeoff, flying pilot heard loud noise of undetermined origin and decided to return to field for landing. While on downwind to landing on runway 27 at scd, ferry pilot distracted flying pilot with operational questions. Flying pilot forgot to lower the gear on final approach and landed with gear up. Damage to aircraft limited to bent propeller as well as scratched and dented belly skin .

As the FAA filed it

PILOT/OWNER HAD SOLD THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS CONDUCTING A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT WITH FERRY PILOT. AFTER TAKEOFF, FLYING PILOT HEARD LOUD NOISE OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO FIELD FOR LANDING. WHILE ON DOWNWIND TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT SCD, FERRY PILOT DISTRACTED FLYING PILOT WITH OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS. FLYING PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR ON FINAL APPROACH AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT LIMITED TO BENT PROPELLER AS WELL AS SCRATCHED AND DENTED BELLY SKIN .