# Incident 20170216003789I: Cessna TR182, Orcas Island, WA, February 16, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2017, 17:40 local time
- Place: Orcas Island, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6543° N, 122.9382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orcas Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6543&lon=-122.9382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5257S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5257S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 23,300 total, 120 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170216003789I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN CONDUCTED A VFR FLIGHT FROM BELLINGHAM, WA TO ORCAS ISLAND AIRPORT (ORS), AT TWILIGHT/EVENING.  THE INSTRUMENT AND LANDING GEAR LIGHTS WERE DIMMED FOR NIGHT OPERATION. ON ARRIVAL OVER ORS, THE AIRMAN CONDUCTED THE EXPECTED LANDING CHECKLIST TO INCLUDE LANDING GEAR, BUT DID NOT CATCH THE AMBER (UP) LIGHT PRIOR TO LANDING. HE STATES THAT HE HAD  PLACED HIS HAND ON THE GEAR LEVER, TO VERIFY WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS THE CORRECT POSITION, BUT DID NOT VERIFY A GREEN LIGHT VERIFICATION ON THE PANEL.  THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY WITH FLAPS EXTENDED REQUIRED ADDITIONAL ENGINE POWER, TO MAINTAIN HIS VERTICAL TRACK TO THE RUNWAY, AND THEREBY DISARMED THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN.  AS THE AIRMAN FLARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND, POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE, THE GEAR WARNING HORN ACTIVATED, TOO LATE FOR ANY GO AROUND OR RECOVERY. A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE CAUSING SKIN DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE FUSELAGE, AND STOPPING THE PROPELLER AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO  STOP.

## Other reports on N5257S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150501011359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150501011359I), May 1, 2015: Cessna TR182 (N5257S), Salinas, CA, Minor damage. On may 1, 2015 at approximately 13:37 PDT, N5257S, CE-182R was on approcah to marina airport when the engine made a loud bang and seized. The pilot landed in…

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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