# Incident 20170829024419I: Cessna R182, Memphis, TN, August 29, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2017, 11:10 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: General Dewitt Spain
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2007° N, 90.0540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL DEWITT SPAIN (M01), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2007&lon=-90.0540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738LP) (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: 155 total, 80 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170829024419I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N738LP, A CESSNA 182RG, DEPARTED GENERAL DEWITT SPAIN AIRPORT, MEMPHIS, TN (M01), AT APPROZIMATELY 10:45 AM ON AUGUST 29TH, 2017.  HIS OBJECTIVE WAS TO PRACTICE TAKE-OFF AND LANDING PROCEDURES. AS THE PILOT BEGAN HIS INITIAL LANDING APPROACH, HE FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY ON ITS BELLY AND COME TO A STOP WITH THE LANDING GEAR STILL RETRACTED.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRFRAME REVEALED NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BEYOND BENT PROPELLER BLADES AND MINOR LOWER FUSELAGE SHEET METAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT (N738LP) AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE INVESTIGATING OFFICE CLASSIFIES THIS EVENT AS AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT. ONCE THE NTSB RELEASED N738LP FOR MOVEMENT, AIRPORT PERSONNEL LIFTED N738LP AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHERE IT AWAITS REPAIRS. POTENTIAL FACTORS INCLUDED THE PILOT ONLY HAVING A TOTAL OF 80 HOURS IN THE CESSNA 182RG (RETRACTABLE GEAR) MODEL.  ADDITIONALLY, PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD TRAINED FOR TWO WEEKS IN A CESSNA 182 WITH FIXED LANDING GEAR.  MUSCLE MEMORY AND RECENTNESS OF EXPERIENCE MAY HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN THIS AIRCRAFT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N738LP (1)

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

- [Incident 19941217046689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941217046689I), Dec 17, 1994: Cessna R182 (N738LP), Arlington, TN, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear for landing.

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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