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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · Burlington, NC · December 25, 2021

Date: December 25, 2021 · 13:47 local
Place: Burlington, NC
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N75RC
Reported as: Cessna T210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 886 total197 in this make and model159 in the last 90 days

N75RCRegistered now · Cessna T210NS/N 21064325 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna T210N Engine 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.

Gear-up landing per pilot's statement: I was really distracted as I was too focused on the landing approach. While I was making this approach I was concentrating on the landing, and simply forgot the landing gear. When I came close to the ground, I heard the alarm come on, but I was sure that this was the stall alarm. I raised the RPM to about 1200, and raised the nose a little bit and kept my landing. That?s when I realized that the prop hit the ground first, and then the plane slid on its belly. When I realized I was on the ground without landing gear, I concentrated on keeping the plane level, and slid until I stopped on the grass on the right side of the runway. I turned off all power, and exited the plane as soon as I could.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR-UP LANDING PER PILOT'S STATEMENT: I WAS REALLY DISTRACTED AS I WAS TOO FOCUSED ON THE LANDING APPROACH. WHILE I WAS MAKING THIS APPROACH I WAS CONCENTRATING ON THE LANDING, AND SIMPLY FORGOT THE LANDING GEAR. WHEN I CAME CLOSE TO THE GROUND, I HEARD THE ALARM COME ON, BUT I WAS SURE THAT THIS WAS THE STALL ALARM. I RAISED THE RPM TO ABOUT 1200, AND RAISED THE NOSE A LITTLE BIT AND KEPT MY LANDING. THAT?S WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE PROP HIT THE GROUND FIRST, AND THEN THE PLANE SLID ON ITS BELLY. WHEN I REALIZED I WAS ON THE GROUND WITHOUT LANDING GEAR, I CONCENTRATED ON KEEPING THE PLANE LEVEL, AND SLID UNTIL I STOPPED ON THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. I TURNED OFF ALL POWER, AND EXITED THE PLANE AS SOON AS I COULD.