# Accident 20060622019059A: Cessna R182, Lebanon, TN, June 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2006, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lebanon, TN
- Airport: Lebanon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1950° N, 86.3139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1950&lon=-86.3139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6124T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6124T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060622019059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT: JUNE 22, 2006, I WENT TO INVESTIGATE AN ACCIDENT AT LEBANON, TN (M54) CESSNA 182 RG S/N R18201911 N6124T. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS UNABLE TO GET THE LANDING GEAR INTO A LOCKED POSITION, DUE TO TOTAL LOSS OF SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID. AS A RESULT THE PILOT MADE A BELLY LANDING, WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR. WE ALSO FOUND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SOME SKIN BUCKLING, PLUS BOW IN THE L/H FLAP AND SOME DAMAGE TO THE BELLY FROM THE GEAR AREA BACK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A HANGAR AND WAS PUT ON JACKS, THE SEATS AND FLOOR INSPECTION PANELS WERE REMOVED TO LOCATE THE ORIGIN OF THE HYDRAULIC LEAK. AFTER THE RESERVOIR WAS SERVICED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS PRESSURIZED, FLUID WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT GEAR HYDRAULIC DOWN LINE. FURTHER INVESTIGATING WE FOUND A NAS221-16 SCREW INSTALLED IN AND INSPECTION PANEL, HAD PENETRATED THE HYDRAULIC DOWN LINE. COMPLETE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS THE END RESULT. IT WAS NOTED WHILE REVIEWING CESSNA R182 & TR182 PARTS CATALOG PAGES 109 AND 110 FIGURE 37 THAT THE FLOORBOARD ACCESS PANEL (37-23) HAD FOUR DIFFERENT SIZE SCREWS INSTALLED. THE FOLLOWING NAS SCREW SIZES ARE INSTALLED IN THE PANEL. 37-24 NAS221-12 SCREW 5 EACH. 37-25 NAS221-16 SCREW 10 EACH. 37-26 NAS221-14 SCREW 2 EACH. 37-27 NAS221-9 SCREW 1 EACH. THIS IS A TOTAL OF 18 SCREWS IN DIFFERENT PLACES ON THE FLOOR PANEL. WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND IN THE CESSNA MAINTENANCE MANUAL ANY INSTRUCTION THAT ADDRESSED THE INSTALLATION OF THE SCREWS, I.E. WHERE DO THE DIFFERENT SIZES GO. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION IN CESSNA 182 RG MANUAL IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE LOCATION OF SCREWS IN 37-23 PANEL, AND CESSNA SHOULD ISSUE A SAFETY BULLETIN TO ASSURE BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND UNIFORMITY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE BY AN I/A. A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION OF PERTINENT FARS HAS BEEN ISSUED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL06CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA097), Jun 22, 2006: Cessna R182 (N6124T), Lebanon, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance by other maintenance personnel resulting in the puncture of the landing gear hydraulic down line and the failure of the main landing gear to extended on landing.

## Other reports on N6124T (1)

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

- [Accident 19870627031909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870627031909A), Jun 27, 1987: Cessna R182 (N6124T), Deming, NM, Substantial damage. Bounced and propoised on landing. Pilot passenger tried to help. Both lost control. Wing hit a yucca. Gear folded.

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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