# Accident 19871030061559A: Cessna R182, Indianapolis, IN, October 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1987, 21:40 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Mount Comfort Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8431° N, 85.8977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8431&lon=-85.8977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739JG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739JG) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 82 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871030061559A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OBTAIN GEAR UP OR DOWN INDICATION ON TAKEOFF. LANDED WITH GEAR IN TRAIL. HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR LINE BROKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA009), Oct 31, 1987: Cessna R182RG II (N739JG), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N739JG (2)

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

- [Incident 19881026067869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881026067869I), Oct 26, 1988: Cessna 172N (N739JG), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Landed with gear up. Pilot stated he was distracted by other traffic and forgot to lower landing gear.
- [Incident 19810416031709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416031709I), Apr 16, 1981: Cessna R182 (N739JG), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. No green light when gear extended. Aircraft landed with mains extended. Nose gear doors never opened.

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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