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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Scottsdale, AZ · February 5, 2004

Date: February 5, 2004 · 15:15 local
Place: Scottsdale, AZ
Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9039C
Reported as: Cessna R182
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,200 total650 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N9039CRegistered now · Cessna R182S/N R18200378 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna R182 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 he had flown to sedona, AZ (sez) but when selecting the gear down the mains came down but there was no green light (gear down). He suspected the nose wheel had failed to extend. He returned to Scottsdale, AZ (sdl) and contacted the tower and done a flyby and they confirmed the nose wheel was not extended. He then flew around for a few minutes trying to get it to extend with no success. He then landed on the mains with the nose wheel in the well. The airplane was looked at by a mechanic who confirmed the gear doors had malfuntioned.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE HAD FLOWN TO SEDONA, AZ (SEZ) BUT WHEN SELECTING THE GEAR DOWN THE MAINS CAME DOWN BUT THERE WAS NO GREEN LIGHT (GEAR DOWN). HE SUSPECTED THE NOSE WHEEL HAD FAILED TO EXTEND. HE RETURNED TO SCOTTSDALE, AZ (SDL) AND CONTACTED THE TOWER AND DONE A FLYBY AND THEY CONFIRMED THE NOSE WHEEL WAS NOT EXTENDED. HE THEN FLEW AROUND FOR A FEW MINUTES TRYING TO GET IT TO EXTEND WITH NO SUCCESS. HE THEN LANDED ON THE MAINS WITH THE NOSE WHEEL IN THE WELL. THE AIRPLANE WAS LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE GEAR DOORS HAD MALFUNTIONED.

Other reports on N9039C · 2

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

Incident 19930415014129ILevel Off Touchdown · Kaiser-Lake Oza, MOPilot made a hard landing. Broke nose wheel. Aircraft stopped on nose wheel inner barrel.Apr 15, 1993 · Reported as Cessna 182Q · Minor damage Incident 19790708020229ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Oklahoma City, OKAborted takeoff due to power loss. Water found in wing tank.Jul 8, 1979 · Minor damage