# Incident 19971031038449I: Cessna TR182, Santa Ana, CA, October 31, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1997, 14:53 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757GZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,450 total, 175 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971031038449I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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