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FAA incident report · Cessna TR182 · Kerrville, TX · March 13, 2013

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Date
March 13, 2013 · 12:30 local
Place
Kerrville, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N420R
Reported as
Cessna TR182
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N420RRegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18200948 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna TR182Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft was on a post test flight after an annual inspection. During the approach for landing the pilot selected gear down, at that point the pilot stated hydraulic fluid stated spraying on him and his face. He stated it was coming from under the instrument panel, left of the center pedestal. He aborted the landing and executed a go around. He selected the auto pilot on and was able to divert the hydraulic spray away from him and his face. Once the hydraulic fluid stopped spraying him he prepared for landing. The gear indicator did not show all green down and lock lights for the gear. This was verified by personal on the ground. The emergency pump did not work due to hydraulic fluid loss. It appeared the nose gear was down and locked but not the mains. On landing during roll out the main gears swung back and up partially into the wheel wells while the nose gear stayed down and locked. The pilot was able to control the plane down the center line of the runway until the last 50 feet then veered off to the left of the runway into the grass doing very minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A POST TEST FLIGHT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. DURING THE APPROACH FOR LANDING THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, AT THAT POINT THE PILOT STATED HYDRAULIC FLUID STATED SPRAYING ON HIM AND HIS FACE. HE STATED IT WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, LEFT OF THE CENTER PEDESTAL. HE ABORTED THE LANDING AND EXECUTED A GO AROUND. HE SELECTED THE AUTO PILOT ON AND WAS ABLE TO DIVERT THE HYDRAULIC SPRAY AWAY FROM HIM AND HIS FACE. ONCE THE HYDRAULIC FLUID STOPPED SPRAYING HIM HE PREPARED FOR LANDING. THE GEAR INDICATOR DID NOT SHOW ALL GREEN DOWN AND LOCK LIGHTS FOR THE GEAR. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY PERSONAL ON THE GROUND. THE EMERGENCY PUMP DID NOT WORK DUE TO HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS. IT APPEARED THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED BUT NOT THE MAINS. ON LANDING DURING ROLL OUT THE MAIN GEARS SWUNG BACK AND UP PARTIALLY INTO THE WHEEL WELLS WHILE THE NOSE GEAR STAYED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE PLANE DOWN THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE LAST 50 FEET THEN VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS DOING VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.