# Accident 20020722017349A: Cessna TR182, Yuma, AZ, July 22, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2002, 21:00 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6564° N, 114.6058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6564&lon=-114.6058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756EV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756EV) (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 LAX02LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020722017349A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 22, 2002, AT 2100 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA TR182, N756EV, EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION ON LANDING AT YUMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, YUMA, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OPERATOR UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CROSS-COUNTRY BUSINESS FLIGHT DEPARTED FRESNO AIRPORT ABOUT 1810 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.

## 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 LAX02LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA236), Jul 23, 2002: Cessna TR182 (N756EV), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to properly verify that the landing gear was in the down and locked position.

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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