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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210L · Great Falls, MT · June 25, 2011

Date: June 25, 2011 · 17:53 local
Place: Great Falls, MT
Airport: Great Falls International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1657X
Reported as: Cessna T210L
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,724 total1,667 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N1657XRegistered now · Cessna T210LS/N 21060692 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna T210L 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.

On June 25, 2011, an aircraft registered to privacy data omitted with a registration number N1657X Cessna T210L, s/n 21060692 landed gear up on it's belly on the Great Falls International Airport (gtf) on runway 21. There were no injuries and the aircraft received minor damage. The aircraft had a pilot and a maintenance person on board attempting to troubleshoot electrical problem, doing several gear cycles and touch & go's. the pilot apparently forgot the gear was up and landed on the belly. The ATC tower had called with a "go around" but was too late for aircraft recovery.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 25, 2011, AN AIRCRAFT REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH A REGISTRATION NUMBER N1657X CESSNA T210L, S/N 21060692 LANDED GEAR UP ON IT'S BELLY ON THE GREAT FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GTF) ON RUNWAY 21. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.THE AIRCRAFT HAD A PILOT AND A MAINTENANCE PERSON ON BOARD ATTEMPTING TO TROUBLESHOOT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, DOING SEVERAL GEAR CYCLES AND TOUCH & GO'S. THE PILOT APPARENTLY FORGOT THE GEAR WAS UP AND LANDED ON THE BELLY. THE ATC TOWER HAD CALLED WITH A "GO AROUND" BUT WAS TOO LATE FOR AIRCRAFT RECOVERY.