# Incident 20220620009849I: Cessna T210F, Melfa, VA, June 20, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2022, 16:00 local time
- Place: Melfa, VA
- Airport: Accomack County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6469° N, 75.7610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ACCOMACK COUNTY (MFV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6469&lon=-75.7610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N534F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N534F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210F (registry code 2073422, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 409 total, 113 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220620009849I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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