# Accident 19900524017339A: Cessna R182, Salina, KS, May 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1990, 16:05 local time
- Place: Salina, KS
- Airport: Salina Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8099° N, 97.6093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8099&lon=-97.6093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7311S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7311S) (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: 2,874 total, 2,613 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900524017339A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN BUT MAINS IN TRAIL DUE TO WEAK HYDRAULIC PUMP. GEAR HORN INOP. FAILED TO CHECK GEAR.

## 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 MKC90LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA114), May 24, 1990: Cessna 182RG (N7311S), Salina, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED NOT IDENTIFIED, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES NOT PERFORMED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## Other reports on N7311S (2)

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

- [Incident 20010702016019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010702016019I), Jul 2, 2001: Cessna R182 (N7311S), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Instructor stated that the gear warning horn was operating intermittently, occasionally operating when the gear was up. The pilot states that the gear…
- [Incident 19860702078899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860702078899I), Jul 2, 1986: Cessna R182 (N7311S), Kokomo, IN, Minor damage. Nosegear collapsed on landing. Student raised gear handle during touch and go. Instructor failed to anticipate.

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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