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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · New Iberia, LA · March 11, 2012

Date
March 11, 2012 · 16:38 local
Place
New Iberia, LA
Airport
Acadiana Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9200C
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
1,540 total350 in this make and model60 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.

privacy data omitted Was approaching the New Iberia airport after an IFR flight from 2R0. Approximately 20 miles from kara he broke out of the clouds at 2600 feet, descending to 2000 feet. He was cleared for the visual approach to runway 16 at kara. The winds were from 150 degrees at 16 gusting to 23 knots. privacy data omitted Stated that he refrained from lowering the gear when he performed the gump checklist about seven miles out due to the winds. He elected to land without flaps due to the winds. He stated that he had to adjust the power in large enough increments that the gear horn was silenced intermittently. He noticed the gear horn sound in the flare, too late to avoid the gear up landing.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS APPROACHING THE NEW IBERIA AIRPORT AFTER AN IFR FLIGHT FROM 2R0. APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES FROM KARA HE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 2600 FEET, DESCENDING TO 2000 FEET. HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 AT KARA. THE WINDS WERE FROM 150 DEGREES AT 16 GUSTING TO 23 KNOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE REFRAINED FROM LOWERING THE GEAR WHEN HE PERFORMED THE GUMP CHECKLIST ABOUT SEVEN MILES OUT DUE TO THE WINDS. HE ELECTED TO LAND WITHOUT FLAPS DUE TO THE WINDS. HE STATED THAT HE HAD TO ADJUST THE POWER IN LARGE ENOUGH INCREMENTS THAT THE GEAR HORN WAS SILENCED INTERMITTENTLY. HE NOTICED THE GEAR HORN SOUND IN THE FLARE, TOO LATE TO AVOID THE GEAR UP LANDING.