# Incident 20160730012599I: Cessna T210J, July 30, 2016 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 30, 2016, 16:13 local time - Airport: Donaldson Center - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Aircraft: N2279R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2279R) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna T210J (registry code 2073440, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210j) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210J - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 540 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160730012599I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PLANE IS A 1969 T210J WITH A TSIO-520-H ENGINE. REGISTRATION NUMBER N2279R SERIAL NUMBER T210-0429. WEATHER WAS CLEAR, WIND 120 @ 10 KTS GUST TO 16. NORMAL TAKEOFF. DROPPED GEAR AT MID-FIELD DOWNWIND, VISUALLY CHECKED MAIN GEAR AND WAS DOWN. VISUALLY CHECK BOTH GREEN LIGHT AND HANDLE WAS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. TURNED BASE. TURN TO FINAL WENT THROUGH GLUMPS CHECK AGAIN. I HAD A GREEN LIGHT AND MAIN GEAR WERE VISIBLE. NORMAL APPROACH SPEED. TOUCHDOWN MAIN GEAR. WHEN THE NOSE CAME DOWN THE NOSE CONTINUED DOWN AND I REALIZED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED. I PERFORMED IMMEDIATE ACTION, PULLED UP AND OPEN THE THROTTLE TO FULL. THIS IS WHEN I HEARD THE PROPELLER TOUCH THE RUNWAY. WITH THE NOSE IN THE HIGH POSITION I MANAGED TO GET THE PLANE BACK OFF THE GROUND WITH APPROXIMATELY 5000 FEET OF RUNWAY LEFT, I ASKED THE CONTROLLER (TOM JORDAK) IF I HAD A NOSE GEAR. HE CONFIRMED AND I SET THE AIRPLANE BACK DOWN ON THE MAINS. I THEN LET THE AIRPLANE SETTLE ON THE NOSE AS CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE. THE NOSE GEAR HELD AND I TAXIED BACK TO THE HANGER NOTIFYING THE TOWER THAT I HAD A PROP STRIKE. TOM AND I DISCUSSED WHETHER HE SAW THE GEAR DOWN ON FINAL. HE VERIFIED THAT THERE WERE THREE WHEELS DOWN ON MY APPROACH. ALL THIS CAN BE VERIFIED BY TOM JORDAK THE CONTROLLER ON DUTY AND THE TAPES OF THE RADIO AND PHONE RECORDING. NOTE: PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO OTHER DAMAGE. ## Other reports on N2279R (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19820405017769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820405017769I), Apr 5, 1982: Cessna T210J (N2279R), Pauma Valley, CA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot reported power failure on takeoff caused gear up landing. Engine normal. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.