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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna TR182 · Schenectady, NY · February 13, 2000

Date: February 13, 2000 · 13:18 local
Place: Schenectady, NY
Airport: Schenectady County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N737UB
Reported as: Cessna TR182
Pilot’s flight hours: 623 total280 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N737UBRegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18200883 · 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.

At approximately 1818Z N737UB, a C-182RG landed gear up on runway 22 at Schenectady County Airport (sch). The sole occupant of the aircraft was uninjuried. There were several aircraft in the pattern at the time of incident. Mr. Johnson stated that he was following an aircraft that was going unusually slow which distracted him from his normal duties. Mr. Johnson said that he was short final before the aircraft he was following completed his touch and go and clear of the runway. The aircraft landed witha partial flap setting. Mr. Johnson said he did not realize that the gear was not down until he observed that he was much lower than usual during landing flare. He said he heard an aural warning indicator but he was not able to differentiate if it was the stall horn of the gear warning horn. After touchdown, Mr. Johnson radioed the tower advising them of the gear up landing and then completed an emergency shutdown and evacuted the aircraft. The investigation is closed.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1818Z N737UB, A C-182RG LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 22 AT SCHENECTADY COUNTY AIRPORT (SCH). THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNINJURIED. THERE WERE SEVERAL AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. MR. JOHNSON STATED THAT HE WAS FOLLOWING AN AIRCRAFT THAT WAS GOING UNUSUALLY SLOW WHICH DISTRACTED HIM FROM HIS NORMAL DUTIES. MR. JOHNSON SAID THAT HE WAS SHORT FINAL BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT HE WAS FOLLOWING COMPLETED HIS TOUCH AND GO AND CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHA PARTIAL FLAP SETTING. MR. JOHNSON SAID HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN UNTIL HE OBSERVED THAT HE WAS MUCH LOWER THAN USUAL DURING LANDING FLARE. HE SAID HE HEARD AN AURAL WARNING INDICATOR BUT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE IF IT WAS THE STALL HORN OF THE GEAR WARNING HORN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, MR. JOHNSON RADIOED THE TOWER ADVISING THEM OF THE GEAR UP LANDING AND THEN COMPLETED AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN AND EVACUTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.