# Incident 20241002013639I: Cessna 210, Forest, VA, October 2, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2024, 19:10 local time
- Place: Forest, VA
- Airport: New London
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2717° N, 79.3359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW LONDON (W90), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2717&lon=-79.3359&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6531X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6531X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 638 total, 21 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241002013639I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AT W90 WITH A NORMAL APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED DOWN ON THE NUMBERS AND ABOUT 50 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE MAIN GEAR WERE NOT IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VERED OFF INTO THE GRASS.

## Other reports on N6531X (2)

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

- [Incident 19900921053499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900921053499I), Sep 21, 1990: Cessna 210 (N6531X), Newburg, IN. Made an off airport landing due to deteriorating weather. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19881026068819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881026068819I), Oct 26, 1988: Cessna 210 (N6531X), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to ensure gear down and locked. Gear collapsed on landing.

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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