# Incident 20180731018449I: Cessna T210M, Arlington, WA, July 31, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2018, 18:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N702TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 955 total, 5 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180731018449I

## Narrative

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

PIC (SECOND PILOT) WAS PRACTICING INSTRUMENT APPROACHES FROM THE LEFT SEAT IN HIS AIRCRAFT.  A SAFETY PILOT (THE INCIDENT PILOT) WAS SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT.  AFTER 6 APPROACHES AND LANDINGS, THE PIC OFFERED THE SAFETY PILOT TO PERFORM A TAKEOFF AND LANDING SINCE HE HAD TAKEN THE TIME TO BE HIS SAFETY OBSERVER.  STATEMENTS FROM BOTH PILOTS INDICATE THAT NOT ENOUGH TIME WAS AFFORDED FOR THE INCIDENT PILOT TO GET USED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND SET UP FOR A SUCCESSFUL LANDING.  THROUGH VARIOUS DISTRACTIONS IT WAS ASSUMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN WHEN IT WAS NOT.  AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WHEELS UP AND SUSTAINED A PROP STRIKE.  SAFETY PILOT DID HAVE A VALID COMPLEX AIRCRAFT ENDORSEMENT.

## Other reports on N702TC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20051128028079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051128028079I), Nov 28, 2005: Cessna T210M (N702TC), Elko, NV, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot landed at eko on runway 23 with the landing gear retracted and the airplane sustained minor damage. Mechanical failure of 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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