What happened
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On October 28, 2012, at approx. 1400 the owner/pilot of N3668Y, a Cessna 210C, landed at Benton County Airport, 0M4, gear up. The pilot was returning from paris aviation, paris, TN, after assisting an airframe and powerplant mechanic with landing gear maintenance on N3668Y. Upon completion of maintenance the pilot departed paris, TN for Benton County Airport at approximately 1340. Upon entering the downwind leg for Benton County Airport he selected 10 degrees flaps and began the landing checklist. Upon turning from base to final he continued the landing checklist and selected an additional 10 degrees flaps, a total of 20 degrees flaps, for landing. Approx. 1.5 miles from the runway threshold he selected gear down and "glanced" at the strut mirrors, "verifying the nose landing and main landing gear started to swing." On approach, throttling back to 1200RPM and crossing the threshold, he heard and felt a, "clu-clunck," causing him to "glance" at his strut mirrors, noticing his landing gear was, "no longer deployed." As the aircraft touched down he was aware of a prop ground strike and realized a go-around was no longer feasible. While controlling the skid he turned off the fuel and controlled the aircraft skid until stopped. After the aircraft stopped the pilot turned the ignition off and exited the aircraft. On November 02, 2012, inspectors from this office witnessed N3668Y'S recovery and susequent relocation to the Benton County Airport hangar area. N3668Y was placed on aircraft jacks and the landing gear was operationally checked. The landing gear was hydraulically cycled through both extension and retraction five times with the use of a hydraulic mule. The landing gear was also alternately extended and retracted with the use of the on-board hand pump for one complete cycle. Through both operations the landing gear indication corresponded to the commanded landing gear handle position.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 28, 2012, AT APPROX. 1400 THE OWNER/PILOT OF N3668Y, A CESSNA 210C, LANDED AT BENTON COUNTY AIRPORT, 0M4, GEAR UP. THE PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM PARIS AVIATION, PARIS, TN, AFTER ASSISTING AN AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC WITH LANDING GEAR MAINTENANCE ON N3668Y. UPON COMPLETION OF MAINTENANCE THE PILOT DEPARTED PARIS, TN FOR BENTON COUNTY AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1340. UPON ENTERING THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR BENTON COUNTY AIRPORT HE SELECTED 10 DEGREES FLAPS AND BEGAN THE LANDING CHECKLIST. UPON TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL HE CONTINUED THE LANDING CHECKLIST AND SELECTED AN ADDITIONAL 10 DEGREES FLAPS, A TOTAL OF 20 DEGREES FLAPS, FOR LANDING. APPROX. 1.5 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND "GLANCED" AT THE STRUT MIRRORS, "VERIFYING THE NOSE LANDING AND MAIN LANDING GEAR STARTED TO SWING." ON APPROACH, THROTTLING BACK TO 1200RPM AND CROSSING THE THRESHOLD, HE HEARD AND FELT A, "CLU-CLUNCK," CAUSING HIM TO "GLANCE" AT HIS STRUT MIRRORS, NOTICING HIS LANDING GEAR WAS, "NO LONGER DEPLOYED." AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HE WAS AWARE OF A PROP GROUND STRIKE AND REALIZED A GO-AROUND WAS NO LONGER FEASIBLE. WHILE CONTROLLING THE SKID HE TURNED OFF THE FUEL AND CONTROLLED THE AIRCRAFT SKID UNTIL STOPPED. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED THE PILOT TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. ON NOVEMBER 02, 2012, INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE WITNESSED N3668Y'S RECOVERY AND SUSEQUENT RELOCATION TO THE BENTON COUNTY AIRPORT HANGAR AREA. N3668Y WAS PLACED ON AIRCRAFT JACKS AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS HYDRAULICALLY CYCLED THROUGH BOTH EXTENSION AND RETRACTION FIVE TIMES WITH THE USE OF A HYDRAULIC MULE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS ALSO ALTERNATELY EXTENDED AND RETRACTED WITH THE USE OF THE ON-BOARD HAND PUMP FOR ONE COMPLETE CYCLE. THROUGH BOTH OPERATIONS THE LANDING GEAR INDICATION CORRESPONDED TO THE COMMANDED LANDING GEAR HANDLE POSITION.
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