20031007034989I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna TR182 · Phoenix, AZ · October 7, 2003

Date: October 7, 2003 · 21:10 local
Place: Phoenix, AZ
Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N737CE
Reported as: Cessna TR182
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total300 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N737CERegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18200818 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) When conducting night landing aircraft was landed gear up. Pilot and passenger stated that aircraft was showing gear down light and there was no gear warning horn prior to touch down. Pilot did not visually verify gear down prior to landing. Aircraft had been in maintenance for correction of intermittent landing gear discrepancy on 08/03 with repair noted to up lock and down lock wiring. Subsequent to gear up landing, maintenance duplicated gear cycling failure and incorrect gear warning horn setting which was corrected with adjustment of squat switch and mp setting for gear warning horn. Pilot was counseled regarding use of positive visual verification for gear down when permitted by aircraft configuration.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHEN CONDUCTING NIGHT LANDING AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT AND PASSENGER STATED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS SHOWING GEAR DOWN LIGHT AND THERE WAS NO GEAR WARNING HORN PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN. PILOT DID NOT VISUALLY VERIFY GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN IN MAINTENANCE FOR CORRECTION OF INTERMITTENT LANDING GEAR DISCREPANCY ON 08/03 WITH REPAIR NOTED TO UP LOCK AND DOWN LOCK WIRING. SUBSEQUENT TO GEAR UP LANDING, MAINTENANCE DUPLICATED GEAR CYCLING FAILURE AND INCORRECT GEAR WARNING HORN SETTING WHICH WAS CORRECTED WITH ADJUSTMENT OF SQUAT SWITCH AND MP SETTING FOR GEAR WARNING HORN. PILOT WAS COUNSELED REGARDING USE OF POSITIVE VISUAL VERIFICATION FOR GEAR DOWN WHEN PERMITTED BY AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION.