# Accident 20170318011059A: Cessna R182, Colorado Spring, CO, March 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2017, 17:16 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8206° N, 104.7158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8206&lon=-104.7158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-J3C5D (registry code 42361, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-j3c5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-J3C5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 86 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170318011059A

## Narrative

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

ON 03/18/2017 AT 1716 MDT, N747AB, A CESSNA 182 AIRPLANE, LANDED GEAR UP AT COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD. NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 GAA17CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA197), Mar 18, 2017: Cessna R182 (N747AB), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to complete the landing checklist and to extend the landing gear before touchdown.

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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