22 Feb 20258:05 reconstruction1K views

A Cessna 210 Returns to Arlington With Its Landing Gear Stuck

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A Cessna 210 returning to Arlington Municipal Airport on February 22, 2025 could not get its landing gear down. The pilot remained in the airport area, allowing emergency crews to prepare while fuel was burned before the eventual gear-up landing.

“very smooth and uneventful”

Timeline
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February 22, 2025, about 2:45 p.m. local time — N210JJ returned to Arlington with a landing-gear problem.
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Before landing — The pilot remained in the airport area while emergency services prepared and fuel was burned.
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During the landing — The Cessna 210 completed a gear-up landing at Arlington Municipal Airport.
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After touchdown — The aircraft stopped safely and firefighters applied water as a precaution.
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After the incident — No injuries were reported and authorities began investigating the gear problem.

The Gear Would Not Deploy

The FAA reported that a Cessna 210 Centurion landed with its gear up at Arlington Municipal Airport, Texas, at approximately 2:45 p.m. local time on February 22, 2025. Three people were aboard and the FAA said it would investigate.

The account identifies the aircraft as N210JJ and says it had departed Arlington before returning with the landing-gear problem. The pilot circled the airport while the emergency response was organized and excess fuel was burned.

Arlington Fire Department and EMS personnel were placed on standby. The account lists multiple fire engines, a ladder truck, command personnel and ambulances supporting the response.

The Belly Landing

The aircraft ultimately made a gear-up landing. The account describes the touchdown as very smooth and uneventful, after which the aircraft stopped safely. Firefighters sprayed water beneath the aircraft as a precaution.

No injuries were reported. The FAA’s public statement confirms the gear-up landing and the presence of three people aboard, and the NTSB launched an investigation. No reported source establishes the mechanical reason the landing gear failed to deploy.

The underlying cause is not established. The documented sequence is the landing-gear malfunction, preparation for a gear-up landing, the emergency response and the safe outcome.

Incident date
22 Feb 2025
Category
Emergency, Fuel, Fire / Smoke, Gear problem
Reconstruction
8:05

Sources

Audio from the original air traffic control recording, sourced from public recordings and released investigation records. The reconstruction, animation and written account are our own.
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