20250909013979A

The incident involves a gear-up landing of a Cessna 210 aircraft, which resulted in a belly landing with subsequent smoke in the cabin. The incident occurred during a flight review conducted by a certificated flight instructor (CFI) with the pilot in command (PIC). At approximately 1613EDT the aircraft was slowed and configured for landing at runway 25 with flaps added at various stages. The aircraft touched down onto the runway with the gear retracted. Subsequently as the aircraft touched down, the propeller struck the ground and the aircraft came down on its fuselage sliding to a stop on the runway to the right of center line approximately 1000 feet from the runway threshold. CFI indicated that after the aircraft came to a stop, smoke entered the cabin, prompting him to instruct the PIC to shut off the master switch and open the door to exit. The investigation revealed that neither the PIC or the CFI visually confirmed the gear was down or that the gear handle was down during landing. The CFI did state that after he exited the aircraft, he looked and saw the gear handle in the down position. Operational check of the landing gear system by maintenance revealed no abnormalities. In addition, the landing gear warning horn was found operational but neither pilot heard the warning because both pilots were wearing noise canceling headsets. During the course of investigation, it was determined that the damage to the aircraft was substantial, thus this incident has been reclassified as accident.