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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210A · Frederick, MD · November 13, 2023

Date: November 13, 2023 · 08:00 local
Place: Frederick, MD
Airport: Frederick Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9515X
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA24LA037
Reported as: Cessna 210A
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total300 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N9515XRegistered now · Cessna 210AS/N 21057815 · Built 1961 Airframe modelCessna 210A Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC approached to land on runway 23; PIC activated the gear down lever, but did not confirm the gear was down; continued to land; PIC did not realize until too late that the gear did not extend.

There was minimal damage to the skin/surfaces of the belly of the aircraft; no buckling or distortion of the fuselage; the 3 propeller blades were all curled aftwards; the cowl flaps appeared undamaged; the exhaust stacks appear intact; no other damage observed or reported at this time.

As the FAA filed it

PIC APPROACHED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23; PIC ACTIVATED THE GEAR DOWN LEVER, BUT DID NOT CONFIRM THE GEAR WAS DOWN; CONTINUED TO LAND; PIC DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL TOO LATE THAT THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND.

THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE SKIN/SURFACES OF THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT; NO BUCKLING OR DISTORTION OF THE FUSELAGE; THE 3 PROPELLER BLADES WERE ALL CURLED AFTWARDS; THE COWL FLAPS APPEARED UNDAMAGED; THE EXHAUST STACKS APPEAR INTACT; NO OTHER DAMAGE OBSERVED OR REPORTED AT THIS TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA24LA037Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFrederick, MDA failure of a hydraulic filter, which preluded normal extension of the landing gear. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to confirm that he landing gear was extended before landing, which resulted in a gear up landing.Nov 13, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9515X · 1

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

Incident 20091012050259ILanding: Touchdown · Indian Head, MDPilot landed the aircraft with the landing gear in the retracted position.Oct 12, 2009 · Minor damage