# Incident 20120901017329I: Cessna 210A, Montrose, CO, September 1, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2012, 08:15 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Airport: Montrose Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5098° N, 107.8942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTROSE RGNL (MTJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5098&lon=-107.8942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6620X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6620X-2013-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120901017329I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENTERING THE PATTERN, THE PILOT BELIEVED THERE WAS ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN.  IN HIS ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THE PATTERN AND KEEP SPACING FROM THE UPS AIRCRAFT AHEAD, THE PILOT BROKE HIS LANDING PROCEDURES WHICH LEAD TO FAILING TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

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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