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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna C210J · Nunn, CO · May 29, 2023

Date: May 29, 2023 · 07:45 local
Place: Nunn, CO
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6173F
Reported as: Cessna C210J
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 135 total28 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N6173FRegistered now · Cessna 210JS/N 21059073 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 210J 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.

On may 29th 2023 a Cessna with two souls on board attempted a grass field landing near Nunn, Colorado to attend a fly in. While on final approach the PIC stated that his 82 year old flight instructor continued to teach as they neared the field. This broke the pilots attention to detail and he failed to do the "gump" landing check. This included putting the gear down. Aircraft touched down on its belly and the prop impacted the ground causing the engine to stop. As the aircraft slid to a stop the pilot looked down and realized he had not put the gear down. Aircraft was lifted and the gear came down normally when selected down. No injuries and NTSB has determined this to be an incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 29TH 2023 A CESSNA WITH TWO SOULS ON BOARD ATTEMPTED A GRASS FIELD LANDING NEAR NUNN, COLORADO TO ATTEND A FLY IN. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE PIC STATED THAT HIS 82 YEAR OLD FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CONTINUED TO TEACH AS THEY NEARED THE FIELD. THIS BROKE THE PILOTS ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND HE FAILED TO DO THE "GUMP" LANDING CHECK. THIS INCLUDED PUTTING THE GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON ITS BELLY AND THE PROP IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP THE PILOT LOOKED DOWN AND REALIZED HE HAD NOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND THE GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY WHEN SELECTED DOWN. NO INJURIES AND NTSB HAS DETERMINED THIS TO BE AN INCIDENT.