# Incident 20131201023039I: Cessna R182, Monroe, NC, December 1, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2013, 16:13 local time
- Place: Monroe, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9854° N, 80.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9854&lon=-80.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3672C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3672C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 75 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131201023039I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR JOHNSTON ASKED PILOT BEING CHECKED OUT TO RENT THE AIRPLANE TO DO A TOUCH AND GO.

RENTAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED POWER TO TAKE OFF AND REACHED TO RAISE FLAPS.  INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO GUARD THE GEAR HANDLE AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  INADVERTINGLY RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS.

NOISE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND ENGINE OCCURRED AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N3672C (3)

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

- [Incident 20260720009459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260720009459I), Jul 20, 2026: Cessna R182 (N3672C), Morrisville, NC, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted], A Cessna 182 departed ktta on a post maintenance flight for fuel cell bladder work. When on return to ktta, the pilot discovered that…
- [Incident 19800418045359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800418045359I), Apr 18, 1980: Cessna 182 (N3672C), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Nose tire blew after normal landing, causing prop to strike ground.
- [Incident 19780524040019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780524040019I), May 24, 1978: Cessna 182 (N3672C), Portland, ME, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get green light on nose gear for landing. Nose gear collapsed on landing.

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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