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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Memphis, TN · September 19, 2016

Date: September 19, 2016 · 17:45 local
Place: Memphis, TN
Airport: General Dewitt Spain
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N18NJ
Reported as: Cessna R182
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,660 total633 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N18NJRegistered now · Cessna R182S/N R18200178 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna R182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N18NJ departed nashville (bna) at 1615 and arrived Dewitt Spain (M01) at 1740 with pilot and one passenger on board. As it neared the airport, the pilot stated that he heard a helicopter reporting that he was departing to the northeast. He entered from the east side of the airport and was trying to find the helicopter and giving his distance and altitude from the airport. As he was entering crosswind for runway 35, he spotted the helicopter departing to the northeast. He stated that as he was doing his mental checks, he got distracted looking for the helicopter and did not put the gear down. He did not notice it anymore until he touched down and realized after touchdown that the gear was still up. All three prop tips were damaged, as well as scuffing damage to the underside of the aircraft consistent with a gear up landing.

As the FAA filed it

N18NJ DEPARTED NASHVILLE (BNA) AT 1615 AND ARRIVED DEWITT SPAIN (M01) AT 1740 WITH PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. AS IT NEARED THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD A HELICOPTER REPORTING THAT HE WAS DEPARTING TO THE NORTHEAST. HE ENTERED FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT AND WAS TRYING TO FIND THE HELICOPTER AND GIVING HIS DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FROM THE AIRPORT. AS HE WAS ENTERING CROSSWIND FOR RUNWAY 35, HE SPOTTED THE HELICOPTER DEPARTING TO THE NORTHEAST. HE STATED THAT AS HE WAS DOING HIS MENTAL CHECKS, HE GOT DISTRACTED LOOKING FOR THE HELICOPTER AND DID NOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN. HE DID NOT NOTICE IT ANYMORE UNTIL HE TOUCHED DOWN AND REALIZED AFTER TOUCHDOWN THAT THE GEAR WAS STILL UP. ALL THREE PROP TIPS WERE DAMAGED, AS WELL AS SCUFFING DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTENT WITH A GEAR UP LANDING.