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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Alabaster, AL · November 7, 1997

Date: November 7, 1997 · 12:00 local
Place: Alabaster, AL
Airport: Shelby County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2396C
Reported as: Cessna R182
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total54 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N2396CRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2013 · Cessna R182S/N R18200177 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna R182 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: Dr. Jack zorn departed tuskegee, AL (06A) in N2396C, a CE-182-R182, for a flight to gladwin, mi (gdw). Shortly after take-off a passenger became ill and was vomiting profusely. Dr. Zorn diverted to Shelby County Airport, AL (21A) so the ill passenger could be attended to; however, he forgot to lower his landing gear in time for the landing. He reported he was distracted by the ill passenger which caused this oversight. The nose landing gear was able to cycle down and lock, but the main landing gear was unable to cycle to a down and lock position. No one was injured and the aircraft sustained minor damage. Dr. Zorn's statement is attached.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DR. JACK ZORN DEPARTED TUSKEGEE, AL (06A) IN N2396C, A CE-182-R182, FOR A FLIGHT TO GLADWIN, MI (GDW). SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF A PASSENGER BECAME ILL AND WAS VOMITING PROFUSELY. DR. ZORN DIVERTED TO SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT, AL (21A) SO THE ILL PASSENGER COULD BE ATTENDED TO; HOWEVER, HE FORGOT TO LOWER HIS LANDING GEAR IN TIME FOR THE LANDING. HE REPORTED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE ILL PASSENGER WHICH CAUSED THIS OVERSIGHT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS ABLE TO CYCLE DOWN AND LOCK, BUT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS UNABLE TO CYCLE TO A DOWN AND LOCK POSITION. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. DR. ZORN'S STATEMENT IS ATTACHED.

Other reports on N2396C · 1

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

Incident 19900530028029ILevel Off Touchdown · Tuskegee, ALPilot failed to lower landing gear and landed gear up.May 30, 1990 · Minor damage