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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Oakland, CA · July 8, 2000

Date: July 8, 2000 · 17:35 local
Place: Oakland, CA
Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N756CP
Reported as: Cessna R182
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,600 total1,200 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)Returning from byron airport, the pilot decided to take the opportunity of flight check the auto pilot. Locking the a/p onto the ILS 27R oak and hit turbulence that disengaged (it came out of contact with rear mounting cage circuit connection). Re-engaging the a/p the pilot centered on the glide slope and localizer until threshold. As he flared for landing he became aware that he was to low for not having made contact with the runway (forgot to put landing gear in the down position). He then tried to keep the aircraft off as long and as slow as possible to keep damage at a minimum.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)RETURNING FROM BYRON AIRPORT, THE PILOT DECIDED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF FLIGHT CHECK THE AUTO PILOT. LOCKING THE A/P ONTO THE ILS 27R OAK AND HIT TURBULENCE THAT DISENGAGED (IT CAME OUT OF CONTACT WITH REAR MOUNTING CAGE CIRCUIT CONNECTION). RE-ENGAGING THE A/P THE PILOT CENTERED ON THE GLIDE SLOPE AND LOCALIZER UNTIL THRESHOLD. AS HE FLARED FOR LANDING HE BECAME AWARE THAT HE WAS TO LOW FOR NOT HAVING MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY (FORGOT TO PUT LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION). HE THEN TRIED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT OFF AS LONG AND AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE TO KEEP DAMAGE AT A MINIMUM.