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FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · San Angelo, TX · December 30, 2021

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Date
December 30, 2021 · 17:15 local
Place
San Angelo, TX
Airport
Mathis Fld
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6535Y
Reported as
Cessna T210N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
8,545 total
N6535YRegistered now · Cessna T210NS/N 21064424Airframe modelCessna T210N

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What happened

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On December 30, 2021, at 1715 CDT, a Cessna 210N bearing registration number N6535Y. On final approach to sjt (San Angelo Mathis field), the pilot stated he placed the gear handle in down position and the gear made the usual noises accompanied by the normal clunk sounds but without the green gear safe light illumination. He performed a visual check and could see the main gear appeared in the normal down position but was unable to visualize the nose wheel so he decided to go around and called the tower and asked if they could confirm the nose gear down and they informed the pilot that they did not see the nose gear. On touchdown, the propeller and nose of the aircraft contacted the ground and skidded down the runway. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filled. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the nose gear doors and exhaust duct. The pilot sustained no injuries. The flight originated from Mathis field San Angelo, TX on December 30, 2021, at 1645 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 30, 2021, AT 1715 CDT, A CESSNA 210N BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N6535Y. ON FINAL APPROACH TO SJT (SAN ANGELO MATHIS FIELD), THE PILOT STATED HE PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION AND THE GEAR MADE THE USUAL NOISES ACCOMPANIED BY THE NORMAL CLUNK SOUNDS BUT WITHOUT THE GREEN GEAR SAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATION. HE PERFORMED A VISUAL CHECK AND COULD SEE THE MAIN GEAR APPEARED IN THE NORMAL DOWN POSITION BUT WAS UNABLE TO VISUALIZE THE NOSE WHEEL SO HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND AND CALLED THE TOWER AND ASKED IF THEY COULD CONFIRM THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND THEY INFORMED THE PILOT THAT THEY DID NOT SEE THE NOSE GEAR. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE PROPELLER AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILLED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND EXHAUST DUCT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MATHIS FIELD SAN ANGELO, TX ON DECEMBER 30, 2021, AT 1645 CDT.