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FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Bowie, TX · May 16, 2022

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Date
May 16, 2022 · 11:35 local
Place
Bowie, TX
Airport
Bowie Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N210FK
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
720 total130 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days
N210FKRegistration cancelled Aug 17, 2023 · Cessna P210NS/N P21000441 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna P210NEngine 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.

On may 16, 2022, about 1136 central daylight time, a Cessna P-210 was damaged when it was landed with the gear up at the Bowie Municipal Airport (0F2), Bowie, Texas. The private pilot and three passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The pilot in command stated that he had placed the gear in the down position and saw a green light inidcating that the gear was down and safe. He stated that he also thought he saw the landing gear wheel in his peripheral view out the left cockpit window. He stated that when he landed, the gear collapsed.

The airport manager, was contacted at the scene. He stated that several witnesses that were no longer at the scene told him that they did not see the landing gear down while the airplane was landing.

The aircraft was moved from its resting place to the parking apron at 0F2. When the airplane was lifted, the gear was cycled down. It was found that the landing gear operated normally. It was tied down on the parking apron with the gear down.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 16, 2022, ABOUT 1136 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA P-210 WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP AT THE BOWIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (0F2), BOWIE, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE HAD PLACED THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION AND SAW A GREEN LIGHT INIDCATING THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND SAFE. HE STATED THAT HE ALSO THOUGHT HE SAW THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL IN HIS PERIPHERAL VIEW OUT THE LEFT COCKPIT WINDOW. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE LANDED, THE GEAR COLLAPSED.

THE AIRPORT MANAGER, WAS CONTACTED AT THE SCENE. HE STATED THAT SEVERAL WITNESSES THAT WERE NO LONGER AT THE SCENE TOLD HIM THAT THEY DID NOT SEE THE LANDING GEAR DOWN WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM ITS RESTING PLACE TO THE PARKING APRON AT 0F2. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS LIFTED, THE GEAR WAS CYCLED DOWN. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. IT WAS TIED DOWN ON THE PARKING APRON WITH THE GEAR DOWN.