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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · Roanoke, VA · March 6, 2021

Date
March 6, 2021 · 10:45 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4898C
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,559 total234 in this make and model30 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.

The pilot returned to kroa for landing after flying locally to show a potential renter the C210. The passenger did not feel well so the pilot remained higher than normal to stay in smoother air. He used speed brakes on final and failed to use his checklist. He also did not do his gumps check flow. The pilot forgot to put the gear down and landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT RETURNED TO KROA FOR LANDING AFTER FLYING LOCALLY TO SHOW A POTENTIAL RENTER THE C210. THE PASSENGER DID NOT FEEL WELL SO THE PILOT REMAINED HIGHER THAN NORMAL TO STAY IN SMOOTHER AIR. HE USED SPEED BRAKES ON FINAL AND FAILED TO USE HIS CHECKLIST. HE ALSO DID NOT DO HIS GUMPS CHECK FLOW. THE PILOT FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND LANDED GEAR UP.