# Incident 20151017017169I: Cessna R182, Marion, IL, October 17, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2015, 08:10 local time
- Place: Marion, IL
- Airport: Williamson County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7342° N, 88.9443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7342&lon=-88.9443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5143S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5143S-2025-10-28) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151017017169I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KMWA), HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A HELICOPTER OPERATING TO THE SAME RUNWAY.   THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID THE "GEAR DOWN BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST", BUT NEVER CHECKED FOR A POSITIVE EXTENSION/LOCKED INDICATION.  THE FIRST INDICATION THAT THE PILOT HAD THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED WAS THE IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED ON RUNWAY 29. SUBSEQUENTLY THE PILOT SECURED AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION REVILED THAT BOTH LANDING GEAR AND WARNING HORN OPERATED NORMALLY.

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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