# Incident 20010415006539I: Cessna R182, Seattle, WA, April 15, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2001, 17:40 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5300° N, 122.3019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOEING FLD/KING COUNTY INTL (BFI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5300&lon=-122.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5482T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5482T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010415006539I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PIC IS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHO WAS CONDUCTING A COMPLEX, HIGH PERFORMANCE CHECKRIDE OF A PRIVATE PILOT. WHILE HAVING THE PRIVATE PILOT DEMONSTRATE AN EMERGECNY GEAR EXTENSION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PUMP, AND THE DOWN AND LOCKED ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COULD BE SEEN IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE PIC THEN ELECTED TO RESET THE GEAR CB AND ATTEMPT A NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION, WITH NO SUCCESS. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, ALL UNSUCCESSFUL. A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE AT BFI WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND DUE TO THE LH GEAR DOOR BINDING ON THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL, PREVENTING THE DOORS FROM OPENING. SEVERAL RIVETS HAD PULLED THROUGH THE OUTER SKIN PANEL, CAUSING THE SKIN PANEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE STRUCTURE THEREFORE INTERFERING WITH THE NOSE GEAR DOOR.

## Other reports on N5482T (4)

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

- [Accident 20060907020109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060907020109A), Sep 7, 2006: Cessna R182 (N5482T), Shelton, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he was completing his biannual flight review with a certified flight instructor (CFI) from wings aloft. The pilot stated that he had…
- [Incident 19960925035389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960925035389I), Sep 25, 1996: Cessna R182 (N5482T), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated that he was arriving from the west and had reported the reservoir to bfi ATCT. Once downwind the pilot was instructed by ATCT to turn…
- [Incident 19901019054849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901019054849I), Oct 19, 1990: Cessna R182 (N5482T), Auburn, WA. Landed long due to hovering helicopter next to runway. Braked and tires blew.
- [Incident 19880626040479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880626040479I), Jun 26, 1988: Cessna R182 (N5482T), Agua Dulce, CA, Minor damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Tried to go around with flaps down and stalled on liftoff back to the runway.

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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