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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310D · Appleton, WI · July 29, 2014

Date: July 29, 2014 · 19:10 local
Place: Appleton, WI
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N69SA
Reported as: Cessna 310D
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total750 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N69SARegistered now · Cessna 310DS/N 39160 Airframe modelCessna 310D Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was attempting to arrive at osh. Arrived in area prior to osh airspace reopening following airshow so pilot orbited west of osh. When osh airspace reopened thunderstorms had moved into osh. Pilot diverted to atw. Pilot stated due to slow speed and low altitude he did not follow normal profile for adding drag and forgot to lower landing gear. Landed on runway 21 with gear not selected down. Pilot also had traveled from italy two days prior and stated that he was still dealing with time change and jet lag.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ARRIVE AT OSH. ARRIVED IN AREA PRIOR TO OSH AIRSPACE REOPENING FOLLOWING AIRSHOW SO PILOT ORBITED WEST OF OSH. WHEN OSH AIRSPACE REOPENED THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED INTO OSH. PILOT DIVERTED TO ATW. PILOT STATED DUE TO SLOW SPEED AND LOW ALTITUDE HE DID NOT FOLLOW NORMAL PROFILE FOR ADDING DRAG AND FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 WITH GEAR NOT SELECTED DOWN. PILOT ALSO HAD TRAVELED FROM ITALY TWO DAYS PRIOR AND STATED THAT HE WAS STILL DEALING WITH TIME CHANGE AND JET LAG.