19991014029409I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Amarillo, TX · October 14, 1999

Date: October 14, 1999 · 11:25 local
Place: Amarillo, TX
Airport: Amarillo International Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N756CX
Reported as: Cessna R182
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total400 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N756CXRegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18201042 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna TR182 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.

(-23) This commercial pilot operating her personal aircraft under 14 CFR part 91 in VMC conditions suffered a gear up landing while trying to return to the FBO because of an unidentified noise during climb-out. This was the third takeoff and landing from ama. Due to the unidentified noise. Maintenance personnel were unable to duplicate the sound or find anything wrong with the aircraft. The PIC said she put the gear down but did not look out the window to confirm down and locked. She said the gear collapsed on touch down. Post incident gear retraction and extension tests showed the gear to be working normally in both normal and emergency extension. Investigation revealed that the gear was selected to down but was selected too late in the landing sequence to allow the gear to extend beyond half way. In this aircraft the gear cannot collapse if the weight of the airframe is on it. The aircraft sustained only very minor damage. The PIC suffered no injuries. This investigation is over.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS COMMERCIAL PILOT OPERATING HER PERSONAL AIRCRAFT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 IN VMC CONDITIONS SUFFERED A GEAR UP LANDING WHILE TRYING TO RETURN TO THE FBO BECAUSE OF AN UNIDENTIFIED NOISE DURING CLIMB-OUT. THIS WAS THE THIRD TAKEOFF AND LANDING FROM AMA. DUE TO THE UNIDENTIFIED NOISE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SOUND OR FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC SAID SHE PUT THE GEAR DOWN BUT DID NOT LOOK OUT THE WINDOW TO CONFIRM DOWN AND LOCKED. SHE SAID THE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCH DOWN. POST INCIDENT GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION TESTS SHOWED THE GEAR TO BE WORKING NORMALLY IN BOTH NORMAL AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE GEAR WAS SELECTED TO DOWN BUT WAS SELECTED TOO LATE IN THE LANDING SEQUENCE TO ALLOW THE GEAR TO EXTEND BEYOND HALF WAY. IN THIS AIRCRAFT THE GEAR CANNOT COLLAPSE IF THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRFRAME IS ON IT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY VERY MINOR DAMAGE. THE PIC SUFFERED NO INJURIES. THIS INVESTIGATION IS OVER.