# Incident 20170920012129I: Cessna R182, Decatur, AL, September 20, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2017, 10:22 local time
- Place: Decatur, AL
- Airport: Prior Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6059° N, 86.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6059&lon=-86.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4894T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4894T) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 245 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170920012129I

## Narrative

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

09/20/2017 - N4894T, A CESSNA R-182, WAS CONDUCTING APPROACHES TO DCU. WHILE ATTEMPTING A ZERO FLAP LANDING THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR NOT BEING DOWN AND LOCKED. DURING THE CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT AND BY ADMISSION IN HIS STATEMENT, THE PILOT FAILED TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IT WAS STILL ON THE RUNWAY SHOW THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS STILL IN THE UP POSITION. PHOTOGRAPHS ALSO SHOWED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED OFF THE GROUND WITH A CRANE AND STRAPS, THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION.

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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