# Accident 20130525014339A: Cessna TR182, Emporia, KS, May 25, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2013, 10:00 local time
- Place: Emporia, KS
- Airport: Emporia Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3306° N, 96.1897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3306&lon=-96.1897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757QT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757QT) (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
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 600 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130525014339A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM HIS PRIVATE AIR STRIP LOCATED IN COUNCIL GROVE, KS FOR A SHORT FLIGHT TO EMPORIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  THE PILOT APPROACHED EMPORIA'S RUNWAY 19 FOR LANDING AND DID NOT EXTEND HIS LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

BASED ON A POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION BY AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC, NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WERE DISCOVERED REGARDING THE A/C'S SYSTEMS AND/OR CONTROLS.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN13CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA319), May 25, 2013: Cessna TR182 (N757QT), Emporia, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.

## Other reports on N757QT (1)

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

- [Accident 19960823031399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960823031399A), Aug 23, 1996: Cessna TR182 (N757QT), Telluride, CO, Substantial damage. (.4)As the pilot lowered the landing gear, there was a total electrical failure. He said he could not recall if he observed a gear down and locked indication.…

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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