# Accident 20160516003409A: Cessna R182, Lake City, FL, May 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2016, 11:06 local time
- Place: Lake City, FL
- Airport: Lake City Gateway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1819° N, 82.5769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1819&lon=-82.5769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9077C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9077C) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160516003409A

## Narrative

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

LCQ TOWER WAS CONTACTED BY JACKSONVILLE CENTER THAT A CESSNA 182 (N9077C) WAS INBOUND WITH A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, (NO COMMS), THE TOWER COMMUNICATED WITH THE PILOT BY THE USE OF LIGHT GUN SIGNALS TO PERFORM FLY-BY OF THE TOWER; ALL THREE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED ACCORDING TO THE TOWER OPERATOR, AT 15:06Z THE TOWER CLEARED N9077C TO LAND LCQ RWY 28 VIA LIGHT GUN SIGNALS (STEADY GREEEN). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED RWY 28 WITH NO INCIDENT, AFTER THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN  BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED; NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, NO OTHER PASSENGERS ONBOARD.

THE PILOT PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF EVENTS: ?ALL EQUIPMENT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO FLIGHT [?] APPROX. 15 MILES NORTH OF KLCQ THE ENTIRE PANEL BEGAN FLICKERING THEN WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. I CHECKED ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS---NONE WERE TRIPPED. I TURNED THE AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND TRIED EACH INSTRUMENT INDIVIDUALLY WITH NO SUCCESS. I THEN DECIDED TO RETURN TO KLCQ AND LAND. I REDUCED SPEED AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. VISUALLY CHECKED THE LEFT GEAR (PILOT SIDE) AND IT APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED BUT  I HAD NO LIGHT VERIFICATION DUE TO ELECTRICAL OUTAGE. I OVER FLEW THE TOWER FOR VISUAL INSPECTION. AFTER GREEN LIGHT I CROSSED MID FIELD AND ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RWY 28. TOUCHDOWN SEEMED NORMAL BUT UPON LOWERING THE NOSE I DETERMINED THAT THE MAIN GEAR HAD COLLAPSED BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. [?] THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE DUE TO NOSE GEAR BEING DOWN AND LOCKED. THE RIGHT SIDE WING TIP, RIGHT STABILIZER AND TWO ANTENNAS SUFFERED SHEET METAL DAMAGE FROM CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY [?]?

THE PILOT WAS ASKED BY THE FAA IIC IF HE HAD USED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR PUMP TO ASSURE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT RESPONDED; ?I LOWERED GEAR WITH THE NORMAL GEAR LEVER AND MY VISUAL OBSERVATION INDICATED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE TOWER GREEN LIGHT SEEMED TO VERIFY. I DID NOT USE THE HAND PUMP.? THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRCIAL FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN INTERNALLY SHORTED MAIN ELECTRICAL CONTACTOR.

## 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 ERA16LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA190), May 16, 2016: Cessna R182 (N9077C), Lake City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Internal failure of the main electrical contactor, which resulted in a complete loss of electrical power and an inability to extend the landing gear through normal means.

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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