# Accident 19910415013029A: Cessna R182, Jackson, MI, April 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1991, 16:45 local time
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Airport: Jackson County-Reynolds Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2604° N, 84.4621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSON COUNTY/REYNOLDS FLD (JXN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2604&lon=-84.4621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4359R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4359R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,474 total, 112 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910415013029A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRICS. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. ALTERNATOR PULLEY SHAFT FROZE. PILOT FAILED LOCK GEAR DOWN MANUALLY.

## 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 CHI91LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA133), Apr 15, 1991: Cessna TR182 (N4359R), Jackson, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO THE PILOT TO ASSURE GEAR EXTENSION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE DUE TO A SEIZED ALTERNATOR AND DIVERTED ATTENTION BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N4359R (1)

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

- [Incident 19960926031539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960926031539I), Sep 26, 1996: Cessna TR182 (N4359R), Niagara Falls, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on September 20, 1996 at approximately 1300 EDT a Cessna 182TR registered to skyvu flyers, inc. collided with an obstruction marker while taxiing on…

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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