# Incident 19850804044419I: Cessna R182, Bluefield, WV, August 4, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bluefield, WV
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2959° N, 81.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERCER COUNTY (BLF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2959&lon=-81.2075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6189S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6189S-2021-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 35 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850804044419I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET A SAFE GEAR LIGHT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. CAUSE TO BE REPORTED AT A LATER DATE.

## Other reports on N6189S (1)

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

- [Incident 19940511031329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940511031329I), May 11, 1994: Cessna R182 (N6189S), Cleveland, OH. Pilot stated not concentrating on flight. Preoccupies by good news prior flight.

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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