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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna TR182 · Long Beach, CA · June 7, 2003

Date: June 7, 2003 · 22:19 local
Place: Long Beach, CA
Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N79MR
Reported as: Cessna TR182
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*

N79MRRegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18201271 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna TR182 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) Pilot stated that he taxied out and did his pre-takeoff checks with the fuel selector selected to single tank (highest fuel level tank). Just as he was taxiing onto the runway for takeoff, he repositioned the fuel selector to what he thought was the both position. It was actually in the "off" position. After lift-off at about 15 feet AGL, the engine quit. The pilot had already begun gear retraction and was unable to re-extend the landing gear prior to impact with the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE TAXIED OUT AND DID HIS PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKS WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR SELECTED TO SINGLE TANK (HIGHEST FUEL LEVEL TANK). JUST AS HE WAS TAXIING ONTO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF, HE REPOSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE BOTH POSITION. IT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE "OFF" POSITION. AFTER LIFT-OFF AT ABOUT 15 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT HAD ALREADY BEGUN GEAR RETRACTION AND WAS UNABLE TO RE-EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N79MR · 1

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

Incident 20000330001719ILevel Off Touchdown · El Cajon, CA(-23) Interviewed airman on March 30, 2000 at his hangar where the Cessna 182 is kept. Pilot stated he had head sets on and did not hear gear warning. Pilot is an American airlines captian and felt very badly about this incident. He also stated that he was…Mar 30, 2000 · Minor damage