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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Tulare, CA · December 28, 2022

Date: December 28, 2022 · 14:30 local
Place: Tulare, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N731LU
Reported as: Cessna P210N
Reported engine: Rolls Royce 250-B17F/2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,385 total103 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N731LURegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000490 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna P210N 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.

The pilot entered tlr airspace on a left downwind for runway 31 while announcing position. There was no response from an ag aircraft that was taxiing toward the runway presumably for takeoff. The incident pilot made a short approach to runway 31 in order to avoid a conflict with the ag aircraft on the ground. The incident pilot subsequently forgot to lower the landing gear while hastening to perform the short approach to runway 31. The aircraft landed with the gear retracted. The PIC exited the aircraft uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT ENTERED TLR AIRSPACE ON A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 31 WHILE ANNOUNCING POSITION. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM AN AG AIRCRAFT THAT WAS TAXIING TOWARD THE RUNWAY PRESUMABLY FOR TAKEOFF. THE INCIDENT PILOT MADE A SHORT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 IN ORDER TO AVOID A CONFLICT WITH THE AG AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND. THE INCIDENT PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WHILE HASTENING TO PERFORM THE SHORT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PIC EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

Other reports on N731LU · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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