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FAA incident report · Cessna P210R · Peachtree City, GA · December 29, 2020

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Date
December 29, 2020 · 13:15 local
Place
Peachtree City, GA
Airport
Peachtree City-Falcon Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N210LA
Reported as
Cessna P210R
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N210LARegistered now · Cessna P210RS/N P21000838 · Built 1985Airframe modelCessna P210REngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 12/29/2020, while landing at ffc (Peachtree City-Falcon Field), N210LA touched down and all three gear collapsed causing damage to the prop tips, antennas, nose gear doors and lower fuselage skin. Pilot stated while practicing takeoff and landings and on the last takeoff and landing, a number of aircraft were in the pattern, as he turned downwind, there were 3 aircraft in front of him and being concerned about the traffic, lowered the gear and set the flaps to 10 degrees to slow down and then turned to base. At that time another aircraft called 2 mile final, he saw the aircraft in front of him and turned back downwind to avoid that aircraft. At that time another aircraft called 4 mile final, he then turned base and called his position to the aircraft at 4 miles. Pilot stated he was having trouble with the airspeed calling out slow air speed and was not aware gear was not down and locked, and all three gear collapsed on landing. Initial inspection of the cockpit showed the gear handle in the down position and the landing gear pump circuit breaker popped.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/29/2020, WHILE LANDING AT FFC (PEACHTREE CITY-FALCON FIELD), N210LA TOUCHED DOWN AND ALL THREE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP TIPS, ANTENNAS, NOSE GEAR DOORS AND LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN. PILOT STATED WHILE PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AND ON THE LAST TAKEOFF AND LANDING, A NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT WERE IN THE PATTERN, AS HE TURNED DOWNWIND, THERE WERE 3 AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF HIM AND BEING CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC, LOWERED THE GEAR AND SET THE FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN TURNED TO BASE. AT THAT TIME ANOTHER AIRCRAFT CALLED 2 MILE FINAL, HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF HIM AND TURNED BACK DOWNWIND TO AVOID THAT AIRCRAFT. AT THAT TIME ANOTHER AIRCRAFT CALLED 4 MILE FINAL, HE THEN TURNED BASE AND CALLED HIS POSITION TO THE AIRCRAFT AT 4 MILES. PILOT STATED HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE AIRSPEED CALLING OUT SLOW AIR SPEED AND WAS NOT AWARE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED, AND ALL THREE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE COCKPIT SHOWED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE LANDING GEAR PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED.