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FAA accident report · Cessna R182 · Tucson, AZ · September 20, 2016

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Date
September 20, 2016 · 09:10 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Tucson Int. Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9216C
Reported as
Cessna R182
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,496 total190 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N9216CRegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2018 · Cessna R182S/N R18200446 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna R182Engine 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.

A veteran pilot was conducting his six month check ride required by the flight club he belongs to at the time of this accident. Also, as a requirement by the flying club a CFI was present and on-board this aircraft as well. While conducting final approach and landing procedures into Tucson international airport the pilot stated he initiated the gear down lever for the landing gear to extend prior to landing. The pilot stated that he was pretty sure he had looked momentarily for the steady green light illumination on the instrument console confirming the gear was down and locked. The CFI stated that he could not see the green light from his position to verify the green light had illuminated however stated he did notice the gear lever was lowered. During this flight the CFI was sitting in the right seat. When asked if the CFI had used this mirror which is attached to the lower part of the right outboard wing allowing the person sitting in the right seat to verify the nose wheel had extended. His answer was no due to the size and distance of the mirror. The aircraft continued to descend onto the center line of runway 11, right. Both pilots stated they never heard any gear warning horn sounding off indicating the gear was not in the down and locked position. Upon landing, the propeller struck the runway causing a sudden engine stoppage. There was minor damage sustained to the fuselage of the aircraft and there were no injuries suffered to either the pilot or the certified flight instructor.

As the FAA filed it

A VETERAN PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS SIX MONTH CHECK RIDE REQUIRED BY THE FLIGHT CLUB HE BELONGS TO AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT. ALSO, AS A REQUIREMENT BY THE FLYING CLUB A CFI WAS PRESENT AND ON-BOARD THIS AIRCRAFT AS WELL. WHILE CONDUCTING FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING PROCEDURES INTO TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THE PILOT STATED HE INITIATED THE GEAR DOWN LEVER FOR THE LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND PRIOR TO LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PRETTY SURE HE HAD LOOKED MOMENTARILY FOR THE STEADY GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATION ON THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE CONFIRMING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE CFI STATED THAT HE COULD NOT SEE THE GREEN LIGHT FROM HIS POSITION TO VERIFY THE GREEN LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED HOWEVER STATED HE DID NOTICE THE GEAR LEVER WAS LOWERED. DURING THIS FLIGHT THE CFI WAS SITTING IN THE RIGHT SEAT. WHEN ASKED IF THE CFI HAD USED THIS MIRROR WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE LOWER PART OF THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WING ALLOWING THE PERSON SITTING IN THE RIGHT SEAT TO VERIFY THE NOSE WHEEL HAD EXTENDED. HIS ANSWER WAS NO DUE TO THE SIZE AND DISTANCE OF THE MIRROR.THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND ONTO THE CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 11, RIGHT. BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY NEVER HEARD ANY GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDING OFF INDICATING THE GEAR WAS NOT IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. UPON LANDING, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING A SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUFFERED TO EITHER THE PILOT OR THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.