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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna TR182 · San Jose, CA · May 15, 2010

Date
May 15, 2010 · 15:25 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara C
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N737VX
Reported as
Cessna TR182
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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.

N737VX radioed air traffic control and reported having landing gear trouble. After several unsuccessful attempts to get his left main gear to lock, the pilot declared an emergency. N737VX landed gear up without incident at 2055Z.

As the FAA filed it

N737VX RADIOED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND REPORTED HAVING LANDING GEAR TROUBLE. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO GET HIS LEFT MAIN GEAR TO LOCK, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. N737VX LANDED GEAR UP WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 2055Z.