20191204024319I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310K · West Columbia, SC · December 4, 2019

Date
December 4, 2019 · 17:10 local
Place
West Columbia, SC
Airport
Columbia Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N77SP
Reported as
Cessna 310K
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,250 total1,200 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 12/04/2019, while flying VFR from karw to kcae late in the afternoon (the 34-minute flight was between 4:30 and 5 pm), I failed to up the gear down on my Cessna 310 k. I didn?t hear a gear warning audio enunciator during approach to runway 29. The wind was about 12 knots almost straight down the runway. The sky was clear. I was the pilot in command and there were no passengers. The landing was centerline and the plane skidded to a stop. The was no damage to the airport facilities and I was not injured.

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As the FAA filed it

ON 12/04/2019, WHILE FLYING VFR FROM KARW TO KCAE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON (THE 34-MINUTE FLIGHT WAS BETWEEN 4:30 AND 5 PM), I FAILED TO UP THE GEAR DOWN ON MY CESSNA 310 K. I DIDN?T HEAR A GEAR WARNING AUDIO ENUNCIATOR DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29. THE WIND WAS ABOUT 12 KNOTS ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE SKY WAS CLEAR. I WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS. THE LANDING WAS CENTERLINE AND THE PLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPORT FACILITIES AND I WAS NOT INJURED.

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