# Incident 20060824016619I: Cessna R182, Houston, TX, August 24, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2006
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2344C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2344C-2012-09-04) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060824016619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 17R. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COMPLETED HIS LANDING CHECK BUT DECIDED TO LEAVE THE GEAR UP UNTIL SHORT FINAL TO BE COURTEOUS TO THE AIRCRAFT BEHIND HIM. UNFORTUNATELY THE PILOT CONTINUED AND FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED. THE PROPELLER WAS BENT ON BOTH BLADES ABOUT SIX INCHES FROM TIPS. ALSO THE TWO BLADE ANTENNAS ON THE UNDERSIDE WERE BROKEN OFF.

## Other reports on N2344C (2)

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

- [Accident 20110629011499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110629011499A), Jun 29, 2011: Cessna R182 (N2344C), Thornton, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 06/29/2011 at 1523 local, approximately 8 NM northwest of denver international airport (kden), while conducting turns at approximately 500 to 600 feet AGL,…
- [Accident 20010611019539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010611019539A), Jun 11, 2001: Cessna R182 (N2344C), Raymore, MO, No damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he was conducting an aerial photography flight at 600 to 800 feet AGL when he felt a sudden, massive jolt to the aircraft. The…

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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