# Accident 20170819009229A: Cessna R182, Clearwater, FL, August 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2017, 13:00 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Clearwater Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9767° N, 82.7589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9767&lon=-82.7589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9155C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9155C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 912 total, 337 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170819009229A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA17LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA287), Aug 19, 2017: Cessna R182 (N9155C), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N9155C (1)

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

- [Incident 19910305007159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910305007159I), Mar 5, 1991: Cessna R182 (N9155C), Alton/St Louis, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on a touch and go landing. Damage indicates gear was up when nose struck runway.

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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