20240712008089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210N · Mt. Vernon, IL · July 12, 2024

Date: July 12, 2024 · 12:30 local
Place: Mt. Vernon, IL
Airport: Mt. Vernon
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9776Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN24LA264
Reported as: Cessna 210N
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,240 total1,871 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N9776YRegistered now · Cessna 210NS/N 21064595 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 210N Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 12th, 2024 at approximately 1230 CST the pilot stated that he was on approach to rwy 23 at kmvn. During final he realized that rwy 23 was closed and manuvered to land on rwy 15. The pilot stated that he forgot to extend the landing gear during landing. The aircraft landed with the landing gear in the retracted position on runway 15 at kmvn. The aircraft remained on the runway until it came to a complete stop. The pilot stated that he was not sure if the gear warning horn came on when he landed but that it had worked previously when doing in flight stalls. The local maintenance provider was able to lift the aircraft and extend the landing gear manually. The maintenance provider stated that the landing gear extended normally. The pilot and maintenance provider stated that when power was applied using the aircraft battery that a small amount of smoke was notice coming from around the instrument panel.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 12TH, 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 CST THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON APPROACH TO RWY 23 AT KMVN. DURING FINAL HE REALIZED THAT RWY 23 WAS CLOSED AND MANUVERED TO LAND ON RWY 15. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR DURING LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION ON RUNWAY 15 AT KMVN. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT SURE IF THE GEAR WARNING HORN CAME ON WHEN HE LANDED BUT THAT IT HAD WORKED PREVIOUSLY WHEN DOING IN FLIGHT STALLS. THE LOCAL MAINTENANCE PROVIDER WAS ABLE TO LIFT THE AIRCRAFT AND EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY. THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. THE PILOT AND MAINTENANCE PROVIDER STATED THAT WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED USING THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS NOTICE COMING FROM AROUND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN24LA264Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMount Vernon, ILThe pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear, resulting in a wheel up landing. Contributing to the accident was the intermittent warning horn which likely did not sound to warn the pilot about the misconfigured landing gear.Jul 12, 2024 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9776Y · 1

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

Incident 19940909033909ILevel Off Touchdown · Lebanon, NHForgot to extend landing gear for landing.Sep 9, 1994 · Minor damage