# Accident 20061022021449A: Cessna R182, Ames, IA, October 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2006, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ames, IA
- Airport: Ames Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9919° N, 93.6219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9919&lon=-93.6219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5274S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5274S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-J3C5D (registry code 42361, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-j3c5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 135 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061022021449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT AMES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT SETUP TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31. HE NOTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR SAFE LIGHT HAD NOT ILLUMINATED SO HE CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR SAFE LIGHT WAS STILL NOT ILLUMINATED. HE THEN EXECUTED A SOFT FIELD LANDING; AS THE NOSE SETTLED, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THAT PIN P/N 1280209-1 HAD FAILED, PREVENTING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FROM COMING ALL THE WAY DOWN. NOTE: CESSNA HAS A REDESIGNED PART THAT REQUIRES SOME MODIFICATIONS. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL STATED THAT THEY HAVE COMPLETED A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT AND FORWARDED IT TO THE FSDO.

## 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 CHI07LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA011), Oct 22, 2006: Cessna R182 (N5274S), Ames, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the landing gear actuator pin and the exterior visual maintenance inspection for cracks not possible by company maintenance personnel.

## Other reports on N5274S (1)

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

- [Incident 19890323015289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890323015289I), Mar 23, 1989: Cessna R182 (N5274S), Islip, NY, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear. Landed and held nose off as Long as possible. Suspect air in hydraulic line.

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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