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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Placerville, CA · February 28, 2010

Date
February 28, 2010 · 16:15 local
Place
Placerville, CA
Airport
Placerville
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N182SA
Reported as
Cessna R182
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,479 total2,317 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC was practicing landings in the traffic pattern at Placerville. PIC was behind a slower aircraft. PIC made normal approach. PIC stated that he forgot to "put his wheels down". The aircraft landed on rwy 23 with the landing gear in the up position. PIC was counseled on consistent use of landing checklist, even when practicing in the traffic pattern.

As the FAA filed it

PIC WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT PLACERVILLE. PIC WAS BEHIND A SLOWER AIRCRAFT. PIC MADE NORMAL APPROACH. PIC STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO "PUT HIS WHEELS DOWN". THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 23 WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. PIC WAS COUNSELED ON CONSISTENT USE OF LANDING CHECKLIST, EVEN WHEN PRACTICING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.