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FAA incident report · Cessna TR182 · Santa Ana, CA · October 31, 1997

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Date
October 31, 1997 · 14:53 local
Place
Santa Ana, CA
Airport
John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N757GZ
Reported as
Cessna TR182
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,450 total175 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: the pilot was conducting a maintenance test flight after installation of a new aircraft engine. He reported that during the initial takeoff, and upon the nose wheel leaving the ground, the landing gear unsafe light illuminated and the warning horn sounded. When the aircraft was airborne, the pilot retracted the landing gear but the unsafe gear warning horn continued to sound, regardless of power setting (throttle position) selected. The pilot performed an emergency landing gear extension procedure in accordance with the aircraft flight manual. But the warning horn continued sound with the unsafe light illuminated. The landing gear appeared to be fully extended as reported by the ATCT. Upon landing, the nose gear collapsed causing minor damage to the aircraft propeller and nose landing gear doors. privacy data omitted Flight standards airworthiness personnel will attend tear down inspection of hydraulic actuator to ascertain whether the lock pin was the cause of the failure of the nose gear to lock in down position. M or d report or other action will be accomplished as necessary.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT AFTER INSTALLATION OF A NEW AIRCRAFT ENGINE. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF, AND UPON THE NOSE WHEEL LEAVING THE GROUND, THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE WARNING HORN SOUNDED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE UNSAFE GEAR WARNING HORN CONTINUED TO SOUND, REGARDLESS OF POWER SETTING (THROTTLE POSITION) SELECTED. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL. BUT THE WARNING HORN CONTINUED SOUND WITH THE UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE FULLY EXTENDED AS REPORTED BY THE ATCT. UPON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER AND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT STANDARDS AIRWORTHINESS PERSONNEL WILL ATTEND TEAR DOWN INSPECTION OF HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE LOCK PIN WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR TO LOCK IN DOWN POSITION. M OR D REPORT OR OTHER ACTION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED AS NECESSARY.