# Incident 20130313006079I: Cessna TR182, Kerrville, TX, March 13, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2013, 12:30 local time
- Place: Kerrville, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0383° N, 99.1311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kerrville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0383&lon=-99.1311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420R) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130313006079I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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