# Incident 20050106000109I: Cessna TR182, San Diego, CA, January 6, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901JG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N901JG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050106000109I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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