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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210F · Melfa, VA · June 20, 2022

Date: June 20, 2022 · 16:00 local
Place: Melfa, VA
Airport: Accomack County Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N534F
Reported as: Cessna T210F
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 409 total113 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

N534FRegistered now · Cessna T210FS/N T210-0109 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna T210F Engine modelContinental IO-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.

The pilot stated he performed gumps memory items (gas, undercarriage, mixture, props, seatbelts) before landing at the Accomack County Airport. However, he stated he was distracted in the cockpit while conversing with a friend in the right seat. The pilot stated he failed to verify the landing gear was down and locked. This resulted in the aircraft touching down and landing with the gear in the retracted position causing minimal damage to the undercarriage and propeller. Damage is consistent with the gear in the fully retracted position.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED HE PERFORMED GUMPS MEMORY ITEMS (GAS, UNDERCARRIAGE, MIXTURE, PROPS, SEATBELTS) BEFORE LANDING AT THE ACCOMACK COUNTY AIRPORT. HOWEVER, HE STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED IN THE COCKPIT WHILE CONVERSING WITH A FRIEND IN THE RIGHT SEAT. THE PILOT STATED HE FAILED TO VERIFY THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHING DOWN AND LANDING WITH THE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND PROPELLER. DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GEAR IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION.