# Incident 20011006031559I: Cessna TR182, Buffalo, NY, October 6, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2001, 15:58 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011006031559I

## Narrative

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

(-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 AVIATION, INC. (A CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION) WAS CALLED TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO FLIGHT CONTROL HANDLING PROBLEMS. MR. THOMAS MCCORMICK, DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR PRIOR AVIATION, INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEM CONNECTED BACKWARD AND ANY INPUT BY THE PILOT TO THE ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEM WOULD CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO DO THE OPPOSITE OF THE INTENDED INPUT. MR. PERRY ELECTED TO TAKE THE AIRCRAFT AS IS AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT WITH THIS KNOWN PROBLEM TO SAN ANTONIO, TX.

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- [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…
- [Accident 20001222037289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001222037289A), Dec 22, 2000: Cessna TR182 (N2225T), Little Rock, AR, No damage. (-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…
- [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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