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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Scottsdale, AZ · March 8, 2012

Date
March 8, 2012 · 14:01 local
Place
Scottsdale, AZ
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N970YG
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Allison 250 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
551 total49 in this make and model34 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.

On March 8, 2012 at approximately 21:01 z, N970YG, a Cessna 210P turboprop, landed on runway 21 at Scottsdale airport (ksdl) with the gear up. The pilot in command of N970YG was privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Holds a private pilot certificate.privacy data omitted Claims he put the gear down when he was on the base leg. He does not recall seeing a green down indicator light or visually checking the main gear. On March 30, 2012, a telephone interview of privacy data omitted, the mechanic who repaired the aircraft and returned it to service, revealed that the landing gear was functioning properly, was not damaged in the gear up landing, and did not require any maintenance or repairs prior to returning the aircraft to service.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 8, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 21:01 Z, N970YG, A CESSNA 210P TURBOPROP, LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 AT SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT (KSDL) WITH THE GEAR UP. THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N970YG WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CLAIMS HE PUT THE GEAR DOWN WHEN HE WAS ON THE BASE LEG. HE DOES NOT RECALL SEEING A GREEN DOWN INDICATOR LIGHT OR VISUALLY CHECKING THE MAIN GEAR. ON MARCH 30, 2012, A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED IT TO SERVICE, REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, WAS NOT DAMAGED IN THE GEAR UP LANDING, AND DID NOT REQUIRE ANY MAINTENANCE OR REPAIRS PRIOR TO RETURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.