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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Santa Monica, CA · July 13, 2000

Date: July 13, 2000 · 18:42 local
Place: Santa Monica, CA
Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2827C
Reported as: Cessna R182
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total800 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N2827CRegistered now · Cessna R182S/N R18200233 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna R182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)Extensive maintenance had been accomplished on aircraft. Airman/owner was scheduled to take aircraft to oshkosh and elected to do a "pre-trip" shakedown of the aircraft. The craft was pre-flighted in hanger and while pulling the aircraft out of the hanger, heard a "clicking" noise coming from LH wheel. He removed wheel cover and found a pebble making noise. Replaced the cover and started and taxied aircraft without removing towbar. Airman has set a new procedure in effect requiring the aircraft to be pulled out of the hanger prior to commencing preflight and to make a final walk around prior to entering the aircafft for flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON AIRCRAFT. AIRMAN/OWNER WAS SCHEDULED TO TAKE AIRCRAFT TO OSHKOSH AND ELECTED TO DO A "PRE-TRIP" SHAKEDOWN OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CRAFT WAS PRE-FLIGHTED IN HANGER AND WHILE PULLING THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGER, HEARD A "CLICKING" NOISE COMING FROM LH WHEEL. HE REMOVED WHEEL COVER AND FOUND A PEBBLE MAKING NOISE. REPLACED THE COVER AND STARTED AND TAXIED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT REMOVING TOWBAR. AIRMAN HAS SET A NEW PROCEDURE IN EFFECT REQUIRING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE PULLED OUT OF THE HANGER PRIOR TO COMMENCING PREFLIGHT AND TO MAKE A FINAL WALK AROUND PRIOR TO ENTERING THE AIRCAFFT FOR FLIGHT.