33.7670° N, 118.1892° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 7, 1981 · 17:04 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N736KK
Reported as
Cessna TR182
Reported engine
Lycoming O540L3C5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
82 total203 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Nose gear failed to extend,landed nose gear up. Mechanic had failed to connect nose gear door.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND,LANDED NOSE GEAR UP. MECHANIC HAD FAILED TO CONNECT NOSE GEAR DOOR.