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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna TR182 · Salinas, CA · May 23, 1995

Date: May 23, 1995 · 15:30 local
Place: Salinas, CA
Airport: Salinas Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3NF
Reported as: Cessna TR182
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total500 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N3NFRegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18200932 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna TR182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on may 23, 1995, at 1530 PDT a Cessna 182 turbo rg owned by timothy horwath, experienced nose-gear collapse/retraction after landing during a business flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received minor damage and there were no personnel injuries. The pilot held a private pilot certificate. The flight originated at Salinas, CA., on may 23, 1995 at 1000. The pilot stated that he landed on runway 26. As he applied the brakes, just before turning off the runway, the gear-warning horn sounded briefly before the nose gear retracted or collapsed. The pilot believes that his leg may have bumped the gear handle as he raised his feet to apply toe brakes. He now flys with his seat further back from the instrument panel to avoid any contact between his leg and the gear handle. This terminates the investigation and the report is closed. No pilot deviation and no 8020-11 generated.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 23, 1995, AT 1530 PDT A CESSNA 182 TURBO RG OWNED BY TIMOTHY HORWATH, EXPERIENCED NOSE-GEAR COLLAPSE/RETRACTION AFTER LANDING DURING A BUSINESS FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO PERSONNEL INJURIES. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SALINAS, CA., ON MAY 23, 1995 AT 1000. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 26. AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, JUST BEFORE TURNING OFF THE RUNWAY, THE GEAR-WARNING HORN SOUNDED BRIEFLY BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED OR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT BELIEVES THAT HIS LEG MAY HAVE BUMPED THE GEAR HANDLE AS HE RAISED HIS FEET TO APPLY TOE BRAKES. HE NOW FLYS WITH HIS SEAT FURTHER BACK FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO AVOID ANY CONTACT BETWEEN HIS LEG AND THE GEAR HANDLE. THIS TERMINATES THE INVESTIGATION AND THE REPORT IS CLOSED. NO PILOT DEVIATION AND NO 8020-11 GENERATED.