# Incident 20160405005909I: Cessna R182, Washington, PA, April 5, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2016, 19:20 local time
- Place: Washington, PA
- Airport: Washington County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1365° N, 80.2902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASHINGTON COUNTY (AFJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1365&lon=-80.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5549S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5549S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL B2D34C218\900HB-8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 583 total, 35 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160405005909I

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED DUE TO SUNSET AND LOCATING REPORTED TRAFFIC THAT HE WAS TO FOLLOW, AND  FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN.

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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