# Incident 19881231066729I: Cessna R182, Bedford, MA, December 31, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1988, 19:11 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4699° N, 71.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4699&lon=-71.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4245C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4245C) (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 O540L3C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,030 total, 300 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881231066729I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. WHEN GEAR DOORS DISCONNECTED GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N4245C (1)

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

- [Incident 20000323003779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000323003779I), Mar 23, 2000: Cessna R182 (N4245C), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. Mr. Pattavina stated he was on approach to final runway 17 at owd and landed with gear up.

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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