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FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Yuma, AZ · August 31, 2004

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Date
August 31, 2004 · 20:17 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Airport
Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1786R
Reported as
Cessna R182
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total175 in this make and model400 in the last 90 days
N1786RRegistered now · Cessna R182S/N R18200559 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna R182Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated that she was enroute from montgomery field san diego, direct to Yuma AZ. The pilot stated that she was cleared to land on runway 17 and there was a slight crosswind of approximately 7 KTS. The pilot stated that she lowered the landing gear and observed a green light (gear safe) and observed the nose gear extended using a wing mounted mirror. The pilot stated that the electrical system was operating normally and she did not notice anything out of the ordinary regarding aircraft systems. The pilot stated that she considered the landing normal, with a slight bounce, again landing main gear first. The pilot said that she did not porpoise the aircraft or have a hard landing. The pilot stated that she did not land on the nosewheel or wheelbarrow the aircraft. The pilot stated that after touching down on the main gear and then lowering the nose, the nose gear collapsed causing the propeller to strike the ground. The maintenance facility (sun western aviation) who recovered the aircraft from the runway waw waiting for permission from the insurance company to investigate further and affect repairs. No apparent cause for the gear collapse could be determined at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS ENROUTE FROM MONTGOMERY FIELD SAN DIEGO, DIRECT TO YUMA AZ. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17 AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT CROSSWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 7 KTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND OBSERVED A GREEN LIGHT (GEAR SAFE) AND OBSERVED THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED USING A WING MOUNTED MIRROR. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY REGARDING AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE CONSIDERED THE LANDING NORMAL, WITH A SLIGHT BOUNCE, AGAIN LANDING MAIN GEAR FIRST. THE PILOT SAID THAT SHE DID NOT PORPOISE THE AIRCRAFT OR HAVE A HARD LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT LAND ON THE NOSEWHEEL OR WHEELBARROW THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR AND THEN LOWERING THE NOSE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY (SUN WESTERN AVIATION) WHO RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY WAW WAITING FOR PERMISSION FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND AFFECT REPAIRS. NO APPARENT CAUSE FOR THE GEAR COLLAPSE COULD BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.