# Accident 20001222037289A: Cessna TR182, Little Rock, AR, December 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2000, 12:38 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7305° N, 92.2298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7305&lon=-92.2298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2225T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2225T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001222037289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW01LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA044), Dec 22, 2000: Cessna TR182 (N2225T), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the right main landing gear actuator.

## Other reports on N2225T (6)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210521009869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210521009869I), May 21, 2021: Cessna TR182 (N2225T), Spring Branch, TX, Minor damage. On the first approach the PIC was left of the runway and landed hard. PIC recovered and performed a go around. Second landing the left brake was locked due to…
- [Accident 20080207010319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080207010319A), Feb 7, 2008: Cessna TR182 (N2225T), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he had fueled the aircraft at Stinson field and was proceeding to sat. After the aircraft took off, the pilot noted an odd odor entering the…
- [Incident 20070515018249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070515018249I), May 15, 2007: Cessna TR182 (N2225T), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. (-23) During a solo flight and subsequent landing the pilot [privacy data omitted] experienced failure of the nose gear at the fork assembly. The aircraft…
- [Incident 20050518010849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050518010849I), May 18, 2005: Cessna TR182 (N2225T), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On 5-18-05, the pilot in command of Cessna N2225T, conducted a flight from dallas, TX to San Antonio, TX. During landing approach at San Antonio…
- [Incident 20011006031559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011006031559I), Oct 6, 2001: Cessna TR182 (N2225T), Buffalo, NY. (-23) On October 6, 2001, the pilot of N2225T, gerhardt perry, executed a missed approach, did a go-around, and landed due to a flight control problem. Prior…
- [Incident 19970209008559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970209008559I), Feb 9, 1997: Cessna TR182 (N2225T), Laredo, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: on February 9, 1997, N2225T experienced the loss of the nose landing gear wheel retaining bolt after landing. This incident allowed the wheel to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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