20010614015229I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Stockton, CA · June 14, 2001

Date: June 14, 2001 · 17:00 local
Place: Stockton, CA
Airport: Stockton Metropolitan
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4934S
Reported as: Cessna R182
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,709 total1,312 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N4934SRegistered now · Cessna R182S/N R18201473 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna R182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)Upon approaching downwind and going through landing setup, pilot noticed no gear down and locked green light. He recycled the gear actuator but still no green light. He then announced to the control tower that he believed his nose gear was not coming down and requested a fly by so tower could confirm his suspicions. After the tower affirmed his nose gear up condition, the pilot made several attempts at recycling the gear, bouncing on the main gear with no success. He then asked the tower permission to land. Shutting down the engine, the aircraft touched down skidding very little before stopping.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)UPON APPROACHING DOWNWIND AND GOING THROUGH LANDING SETUP, PILOT NOTICED NO GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHT. HE RECYCLED THE GEAR ACTUATOR BUT STILL NO GREEN LIGHT. HE THEN ANNOUNCED TO THE CONTROL TOWER THAT HE BELIEVED HIS NOSE GEAR WAS NOT COMING DOWN AND REQUESTED A FLY BY SO TOWER COULD CONFIRM HIS SUSPICIONS. AFTER THE TOWER AFFIRMED HIS NOSE GEAR UP CONDITION, THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT RECYCLING THE GEAR, BOUNCING ON THE MAIN GEAR WITH NO SUCCESS. HE THEN ASKED THE TOWER PERMISSION TO LAND. SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SKIDDING VERY LITTLE BEFORE STOPPING.