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FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Phoenix, AZ · August 30, 2016

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Date
August 30, 2016 · 16:20 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Deer Valley
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N731ZF
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
950 total100 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N731ZFRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000566 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna P210NEngine 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.

At approximately 4:20 p.m. local time N731ZF, a Cessna P210 airplane, sustained minor damage following a gear up landing at the Phoenix dear valley airport (dvt). Only known witnesses were the ATC controllers who observed the abnormal gear configuration just prior to landing.

According to the ATC records the aircraft was cleared to land on runway 25R. The controllers in the tower at the time of the incident could not see the aircraft on final clearly enough to observe the configuration of the aircrafts gear. As the aircraft started the landing flare the controller stated that he noticed the abnormal gear configuration and radio called the pilot to perform a go around. The aircraft appeared to start the go around procedure however the aircraft continued its descent and made contact with the runway with the gear up. The aircraft skidded in an approximate wings level attitude for approximately 100 yards. The pilot during the investigation stated that the purpose of the flight was to practice pattern work, takeoffs and landings. The incident occurred during the first landing. The pilot stated during the interview that he had not used the proper checklist and procedures therefore leading to failure to extend the landing gear.

The airplane sustained minor damage to the skin panels under the lower center portion of the fuselage. The aircraft antennas where worn down during the landing. There was no evidence of damage to the formers or stringers. All three propeller blades made contact with the runway pavement. Characteristic prop strike signatures were evident. The prop spinner appeared to have been pushed back at which time it made contact with the engine cowling nose bowl, cutting a cylindrical pattern in the nose bowl. There was no other damage to the engine cowl, cowl flaps or the nose gear doors. No evidence of damage to the firewall was shown. After the aircraft was lifted using a crane and straps the pilot was able to use the aircraft systems to lower the landing gear. The investigation did not reveal any maintenance failures or abnormal operation of the gear. After the airplane came to rest, the pilot and passenger exited the airplane. The pilot stated that the pilot and passenger were not injured. The weather conditions at the time of the incident were VFR.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 4:20 P.M. LOCAL TIME N731ZF, A CESSNA P210 AIRPLANE, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FOLLOWING A GEAR UP LANDING AT THE PHOENIX DEAR VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT). ONLY KNOWN WITNESSES WERE THE ATC CONTROLLERS WHO OBSERVED THE ABNORMAL GEAR CONFIGURATION JUST PRIOR TO LANDING.

ACCORDING TO THE ATC RECORDS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25R. THE CONTROLLERS IN THE TOWER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT COULD NOT SEE THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL CLEARLY ENOUGH TO OBSERVE THE CONFIGURATION OF THE AIRCRAFTS GEAR. AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED THE LANDING FLARE THE CONTROLLER STATED THAT HE NOTICED THE ABNORMAL GEAR CONFIGURATION AND RADIO CALLED THE PILOT TO PERFORM A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO START THE GO AROUND PROCEDURE HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS DESCENT AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED IN AN APPROXIMATE WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS. THE PILOT DURING THE INVESTIGATION STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE PATTERN WORK, TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE FIRST LANDING. THE PILOT STATED DURING THE INTERVIEW THAT HE HAD NOT USED THE PROPER CHECKLIST AND PROCEDURES THEREFORE LEADING TO FAILURE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.

THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKIN PANELS UNDER THE LOWER CENTER PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT ANTENNAS WHERE WORN DOWN DURING THE LANDING. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO THE FORMERS OR STRINGERS. ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. CHARACTERISTIC PROP STRIKE SIGNATURES WERE EVIDENT. THE PROP SPINNER APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN PUSHED BACK AT WHICH TIME IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE ENGINE COWLING NOSE BOWL, CUTTING A CYLINDRICAL PATTERN IN THE NOSE BOWL. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWL, COWL FLAPS OR THE NOSE GEAR DOORS. NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL WAS SHOWN. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED USING A CRANE AND STRAPS THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO USE THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY MAINTENANCE FAILURES OR ABNORMAL OPERATION OF THE GEAR. AFTER THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WERE VFR.