20050106000109I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna TR182 · San Diego, CA · January 6, 2005

Date: January 6, 2005 · 15:30 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N901JG
Reported as: Cessna TR182
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N901JGRegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18201120 · 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) A CE-182, N901JG, with two individuals on board, departed Montgomery field (myf). The pilot proceeded north, following the shoreline. He turned eastbound towards ramona (rmn) airport. He wanted to familiarize his passenger with landing gear operation. He cycled the gear down and then retracted it. Approximately 10 minutes later he attempted to lower the gear for final approach into rmn. The main gear deployed but the nose gear would not. Numerous attempts failed to deploy the gear. The pilot decided to return to myf. He contacted myf and made 5 more attempts to lower the gear. When these attempts failed he landed at myf. The aircraft sustained minor damage. No injuries reported. Investigation of the aircraft revealed that the nose gear door hinges exhibited abnormal wear. The aircraft is not due an annual inspection until April 2005.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A CE-182, N901JG, WITH TWO INDIVIDUALS ON BOARD, DEPARTED MONTGOMERY FIELD (MYF). THE PILOT PROCEEDED NORTH, FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. HE TURNED EASTBOUND TOWARDS RAMONA (RMN) AIRPORT. HE WANTED TO FAMILIARIZE HIS PASSENGER WITH LANDING GEAR OPERATION. HE CYCLED THE GEAR DOWN AND THEN RETRACTED IT. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR FOR FINAL APPROACH INTO RMN. THE MAIN GEAR DEPLOYED BUT THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS FAILED TO DEPLOY THE GEAR. THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO MYF. HE CONTACTED MYF AND MADE 5 MORE ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR. WHEN THESE ATTEMPTS FAILED HE LANDED AT MYF. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOOR HINGES EXHIBITED ABNORMAL WEAR. THE AIRCRAFT IS NOT DUE AN ANNUAL INSPECTION UNTIL APRIL 2005.