# Incident 20121110027739I: Cessna R182, St. Charles, MO, November 10, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2012, 14:15 local time
- Place: St. Charles, MO
- Airport: St Charles County Smartt
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9297° N, 90.4300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST CHARLES COUNTY RGNL/SMARTT FLD (SET), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9297&lon=-90.4300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2623C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2623C) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-J3C5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 15 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121110027739I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION ON APPROACH. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AT SET WITH NO INJURES REPORTED. AFTER LANDING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A LEFT HAND BRAKE BOLT HAD BACKED OUT AND WAS CATCHING ON THE GEAR WELL SKIN WHEN TRYING TO EXTEND. SDR WAS FILED.

## Other reports on N2623C (6)

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

- [Incident 20230624012479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230624012479I), Jun 24, 2023: Cessna R182 (N2623C), Portage Des Sio, MO, Minor damage. On June 24, 2023, the student and instructor were conducting an instructional flight in a complex, high performance Cessna R-182. After several flights around…
- [Incident 20141014023709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141014023709I), Oct 14, 2014: Cessna R182 (N2623C), Alton, IL, No damage. On 10/14/2014, N2623C was IFR enroute to st. charles county smartt field(kset), st. charles, MO. And vectored for RNAV 18 approach. N2623C was unable to fly…
- [Incident 20080126854129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080126854129I), Jan 26, 2008: Cessna R182 (N2623C), St Charles, MO, Minor damage. (-23) During a flight instructor practical test, the FAA inspector administering the test initiated a simulated engine failure in close proximity to the st.…
- [Accident 19930828034139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930828034139A), Aug 28, 1993: Cessna R182 (N2623C), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Landed gear up blames system defect. None found.
- [Incident 19880516034769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880516034769I), May 16, 1988: Cessna R182 (N2623C), St Charles, MO, Minor damage. Aircraft hit fuel pump with propeller,gear doors stopped engine. Pilot was repositioning for fueling. Not flight ops.
- [Incident 19790813030819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790813030819I), Aug 13, 1979: Cessna R182 (N2623C), Wheeling, WV. Small amount of water drained from tank before flight. Engine cut in and out. Water found in fuel system.

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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