What happened
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(-23) On December 22, 2000, at 12:38 CST, a Cessna model 182, N2225T, landed on runway 36 at Little Rock airport with right landing gear unlocked. The commercial pilot alerted lit-atct that the right main gear does not appear to be down and locked. The tower confirmed that the gear may not be locked into position. The pilot executed 2 fly by's to assess the landing gear position. The pilot landed on runway 36 on the 4th attempt. The a/c sustainedsubstantial damage to the right side of the a/c including the right wing tip, right side undercarriage, right horizontal stabilizer, right elevator and right flap assemble. No injuries were incurred to the commercial pilot or to the three family passengers. Visual meteorolical conditions prevailed and a IFR flight plan was filed. During maintenance, it was discovered the right landing gear actuator gear, part number, 9882015-1, serial number 011701 was sheared at the last two sector teeth with no evidence of heat damage or lack of hydraulic fluid in the actuator. The component with 4459 total hours was sent off for repairs.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 22, 2000, AT 12:38 CST, A CESSNA MODEL 182, N2225T, LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 AT LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT WITH RIGHT LANDING GEAR UNLOCKED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT ALERTED LIT-ATCT THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR MAY NOT BE LOCKED INTO POSITION. THE PILOT EXECUTED 2 FLY BY'S TO ASSESS THE LANDING GEAR POSITION. THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 ON THE 4TH ATTEMPT. THE A/C SUSTAINEDSUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE A/C INCLUDING THE RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT SIDE UNDERCARRIAGE, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RIGHT ELEVATOR AND RIGHT FLAP ASSEMBLE. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED TO THE COMMERCIAL PILOT OR TO THE THREE FAMILY PASSENGERS. VISUAL METEOROLICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. DURING MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR GEAR, PART NUMBER, 9882015-1, SERIAL NUMBER 011701 WAS SHEARED AT THE LAST TWO SECTOR TEETH WITH NO EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE OR LACK OF HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE ACTUATOR. THE COMPONENT WITH 4459 TOTAL HOURS WAS SENT OFF FOR REPAIRS.
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