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FAA accident report · Cessna R182 · Clearwater, FL · August 19, 2017

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Date
August 19, 2017 · 13:00 local
Place
Clearwater, FL
Airport
Clearwater Air Park
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9155C
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA17LA287
Reported as
Cessna R182
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
912 total337 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N9155CRegistered now · Cessna R182S/N R18200427 · 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.

The pilot stated that at approximately 1200 EDT he departed kvdf enroute to kclw, while in the process of performing a gump check, the landing gear failed to come down and lock. The pilot stated that he did a missed approach and departed from the pattern to access the situation. The pilot went on further to say that he followed the landing gear malfunctions procedures in the pilot operating handbook and contacted Clearwater Air Park UNICOM requesting advice from the mechanics but was unable to get the landing gear to lock. The pilot stated that he advised Clearwater airpark that he would be making a gear up landing.

At approximately 1300 EDT, a Cessna R182, N9155C, registered to southern Florida consulting inc., landed on rwy 34 at Clearwater Air Park (kclw) with the landing gear down but not locked. Upon touching down is was determined that the nose landing gear was down and locked however, the main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded on its belly until coming to a complete stop. The aircraft was substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 EDT HE DEPARTED KVDF ENROUTE TO KCLW, WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING A GUMP CHECK, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO COME DOWN AND LOCK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID A MISSED APPROACH AND DEPARTED FROM THE PATTERN TO ACCESS THE SITUATION. THE PILOT WENT ON FURTHER TO SAY THAT HE FOLLOWED THE LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTIONS PROCEDURES IN THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK AND CONTACTED CLEARWATER AIR PARK UNICOM REQUESTING ADVICE FROM THE MECHANICS BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE LANDING GEAR TO LOCK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ADVISED CLEARWATER AIRPARK THAT HE WOULD BE MAKING A GEAR UP LANDING.

AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 EDT, A CESSNA R182, N9155C, REGISTERED TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA CONSULTING INC., LANDED ON RWY 34 AT CLEARWATER AIR PARK (KCLW) WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN BUT NOT LOCKED. UPON TOUCHING DOWN IS WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED HOWEVER, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON ITS BELLY UNTIL COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA17LA287Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClearwater, FLThe improper maintenance of the landing gear system and subsequent failure of the hydraulic landing gear down return line, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid and the pilot’s inability to extend and lock the main landing gear.Aug 19, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9155C · 1

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

Incident 19910305007159IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Alton/St Louis, ILNose gear collapsed on a touch and go landing. Damage indicates gear was up when nose struck runway.Mar 5, 1991 · Minor damage