# Incident 19950301005859I: Cessna TR182, Orlando, FL, March 1, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1995, 14:23 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5455° N, 81.3329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO EXEC (ORL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5455&lon=-81.3329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2268S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2268S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-J3C5D (registry code 42361, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-j3c5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 30 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950301005859I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 1, 1995, AT 1423 EST, A CESSNA 182RG, N2268S, OWNED BY FLIGHT EXPRESS, INC. AND PILOTED BY DAVID D. SNELL HAD THE NOSE GEAR MALFUNCTION DURING A LANDING AT THE ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT HAD FILED AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, BUT THE ONLY OCCUPANT THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT, MR. DAVID D. SNELL, HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING NO. 355389957. THE BUSINESS FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE IMMOKALEE AIRPORT NEAR IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA ON MARCH 1, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 EST. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2268S (2)

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

- [Incident 19931209048749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931209048749I), Dec 9, 1993: Cessna TR182 (N2268S), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication on arpproach to naples. Diverted to nome base. Nose gear collapsed on rollout.
- [Incident 19831116073959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831116073959I), Nov 16, 1983: Cessna 182R (N2268S), Cay Sal, Bahamas, Minor damage. Departed without flight plan or wx check to fly over andros island. Low on fuel at dusk and wx. Landed on a beach.

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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