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FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · St Charles, MO · December 26, 2002

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Date
December 26, 2002 · 22:15 local
Place
St Charles, MO
Airport
St Charles County Smartt Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6056C
Reported as
Cessna R182
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,010 total5 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N6056CRegistered now · Cessna R182S/N R18200365 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna R182Engine 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) On 12/26/02, at 1625CST, Mr. William perman, the pilot in command of N5909E (Cessna 182RG), landed at st. Charles county airport (set) with the landing gear selector and the landing gear in the retracted position. There were no injuries to the pilot or the one passenger, the pilot's 19 year old son. Damage to the airframe was minimal with no control surface damage. There was extensive damage to the propeller and sudden stoppage to the engine. During an interview, Mr. Perman stated that he simply forgot to put the gear down and it was a stupid mistake on his part. Mr. Perman had heard the gear warning horn sound, though muffled with the use of his david clark headset, and was trying to ascertain what it was that he was hearing (maybe it was on the radio, he thought), only to identify the problem too late. During his check out a month earlier, Mr. Perman stated that the gear horn was not demonstrated to him by the instructor, a fact verified by the instructor, Mr. Robert ecton of st. Charles flying service from which the aircraft was rented. Mr. Perman has a total of 1010 hours with over 450 hours retractable gear time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 12/26/02, AT 1625CST, MR. WILLIAM PERMAN, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N5909E (CESSNA 182RG), LANDED AT ST. CHARLES COUNTY AIRPORT (SET) WITH THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR AND THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE ONE PASSENGER, THE PILOT'S 19 YEAR OLD SON. DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME WAS MINIMAL WITH NO CONTROL SURFACE DAMAGE. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND SUDDEN STOPPAGE TO THE ENGINE. DURING AN INTERVIEW, MR. PERMAN STATED THAT HE SIMPLY FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND IT WAS A STUPID MISTAKE ON HIS PART. MR. PERMAN HAD HEARD THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUND, THOUGH MUFFLED WITH THE USE OF HIS DAVID CLARK HEADSET, AND WAS TRYING TO ASCERTAIN WHAT IT WAS THAT HE WAS HEARING (MAYBE IT WAS ON THE RADIO, HE THOUGHT), ONLY TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM TOO LATE. DURING HIS CHECK OUT A MONTH EARLIER, MR. PERMAN STATED THAT THE GEAR HORN WAS NOT DEMONSTRATED TO HIM BY THE INSTRUCTOR, A FACT VERIFIED BY THE INSTRUCTOR, MR. ROBERT ECTON OF ST. CHARLES FLYING SERVICE FROM WHICH THE AIRCRAFT WAS RENTED. MR. PERMAN HAS A TOTAL OF 1010 HOURS WITH OVER 450 HOURS RETRACTABLE GEAR TIME.