# Incident 19951217044989I: Cessna R182, Piqua, OH, December 17, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1995, 16:35 local time
- Place: Piqua, OH
- Airport: Piqua Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1447° N, 84.2433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piqua, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1447&lon=-84.2433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1682R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1682R) (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: 350 total, 300 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951217044989I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRMEN COMPETENCY- PILOT HAS ONLY NINE HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS AND DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITIES. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS OUT DOING SOME PRACTICE LANDINGS AT OTHER AIRPORTS IN THE AREA. ON HIS RETURN TO PIQUA AIRPORT (HIS HOME BASE) HE DECIDED TO DO A PRACTICE ENGINE OUT LANDING. HE STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED ON THE APPROACH AND FAILED TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON ITS BELLY RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS REPORT CLOSED WITH THIS SUBMISSION.

## Other reports on N1682R (1)

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

- [Incident 19841127071219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841127071219I), Nov 27, 1984: Cessna R182 (N1682R), Vandalia, OH, Minor damage. Unable to lower left main gear. Landed on sod. Bolt in brake assembly worked out preventing extension.

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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