# Accident 20110809016719A: Cessna TR182, Bloomington, IN, August 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2011, 19:01 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1461° N, 86.6167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1461&lon=-86.6167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9281R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9281R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 13 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA561](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA561) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110809016719A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. PILOT STATED THAT HE CHANGED HIS NORMAL ROUTINE FOR LANDING CAUSING HIM TO FORGET TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE CONFUSED THE GEAR UNSAFE AURAL WARNING HORN WTH THE STALL WARNING HORN.

## 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 CEN11CA561](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA561), Aug 9, 2011: Cessna TR182 (N9281R), Bloomington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.

## Other reports on N9281R (1)

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

- [Accident 20160506003589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160506003589A), May 6, 2016: Cessna TR182 (N9281R), Bloomington, IN, Substantial damage. On may 6, 2016, at approximately 10:15 pm (0215Z) eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182RG, N9281R, sustained substantial damage on landing at the monroe county…

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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