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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · Columbus, TX · August 6, 2012

Date: August 6, 2012 · 12:00 local
Place: Columbus, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9461Y
Reported as: Cessna T210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,900 total200 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

N9461YRegistration cancelled Mar 8, 2018 · Cessna T210NS/N 21064513 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna T210N 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.

The pilot failed to extend the landing gear. The aircraft fuselage touched down approximately 500 feet from the approach end of the runway and slid for approximately 1025 feet before stopping on the centerline. Pilot stated he forgot to put the gear down and that he did not run his checklist. He stated that he was rushing to land and get fuel before completing his planned flight to corpus christi. His fuel stop was unplanned, but due to weather he felt it was necessary to add fuel. He stated that the unplanned stop along with the pressure to maintain his timeline led him to make the mistake. Damage to the aircraft was minor, surface scratches on the bottom of aircraft and the wooden prop tips broken. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 1025 FEET BEFORE STOPPING ON THE CENTERLINE. PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND THAT HE DID NOT RUN HIS CHECKLIST. HE STATED THAT HE WAS RUSHING TO LAND AND GET FUEL BEFORE COMPLETING HIS PLANNED FLIGHT TO CORPUS CHRISTI. HIS FUEL STOP WAS UNPLANNED, BUT DUE TO WEATHER HE FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO ADD FUEL. HE STATED THAT THE UNPLANNED STOP ALONG WITH THE PRESSURE TO MAINTAIN HIS TIMELINE LED HIM TO MAKE THE MISTAKE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR, SURFACE SCRATCHES ON THE BOTTOM OF AIRCRAFT AND THE WOODEN PROP TIPS BROKEN. NO INJURIES.