# Incident 19980720029329I: Cessna R182, Franklin, PA, July 20, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1998, 18:30 local time
- Place: Franklin, PA
- Airport: Chess-Lamberton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3830° N, 79.8321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3830&lon=-79.8321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757PU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757PU) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 507 total, 8 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980720029329I

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT FOR A CFI CHECK RIDE PREP, PILOTS LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BELLY AND BENT PROP BLADES. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION SHOWED THE GREEN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK WAS OPERABLE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED NORMAL ON THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT TOWED TO THE HANGAR.

## Other reports on N757PU (1)

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

- [Accident 20190710016799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190710016799A), Jul 10, 2019: Cessna R182 (N757PU), Petersburg, VA, Substantial damage. The pilot decided to land due to a potential mechanical problem with a fluctuating alternator light/ gauge. He did a "gumps" check in the pattern to land at…

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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