# Incident 19850922059909I: Cessna R182, Lake Charles, LA, September 22, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5239S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5239S) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850922059909I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP ON GRASS NEXT TO RUNWAY. GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED DUE TO BRAKE CYLINDER ROTATION WHICH JAMMED GEAR

## Other reports on N5239S (1)

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

- [Incident 20020803023159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020803023159I), Aug 3, 2002: Cessna R182 (N5239S), Huntsville, AL, Minor damage. (-23) As stated by the pilot: Mr. Phillips stated that on the morning of August 3, 2002 he had flown to tuscaloosa to attend a wedding and then had flown back…

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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