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FAA incident report · Cessna TR182 · Salem, OR · August 1, 2018

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Date
August 1, 2018 · 21:15 local
Place
Salem, OR
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N541BS
Reported as
Cessna TR182
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N541BSRegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18201568 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna TR182Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On Wednesday, August 1, 2018, a Cessna TR-182, registered as N541BS, serial number R18201568, was involved in an incident at mcnary field airport (ksle) in Salem, Oregon. The incident resulted in minor damage to the aircraft.

The aircraft is registered to dalke debbie r, po box 668, aumsville, OR 97325.

The pilot explained that as he approached ksle, he extended the landing gear and could not get a positive indication that the gear was down and locked. He stated that he could see that the left and right mains were down but the indicator light would only flash green instead of indicating a steady green.

He cycled the landing gear a few times and then ran the emergency landing gear extension checklist which included pumping the landing gear down. After completing the checklists, a down land locked indication still could not be achieved. Pilot explained that he suspected an issue with the nose gear and attempted to land the aircraft as softly as possible to minimize damage. The following day maintenance personel had to physically pry the nose gear door open in order to get the nose gear to extend into the down position.

As the FAA filed it

ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018, A CESSNA TR-182, REGISTERED AS N541BS, SERIAL NUMBER R18201568, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT MCNARY FIELD AIRPORT (KSLE) IN SALEM, OREGON. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO DALKE DEBBIE R, PO BOX 668, AUMSVILLE, OR 97325.

THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT AS HE APPROACHED KSLE, HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND COULD NOT GET A POSITIVE INDICATION THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. HE STATED THAT HE COULD SEE THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAINS WERE DOWN BUT THE INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD ONLY FLASH GREEN INSTEAD OF INDICATING A STEADY GREEN.

HE CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR A FEW TIMES AND THEN RAN THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST WHICH INCLUDED PUMPING THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. AFTER COMPLETING THE CHECKLISTS, A DOWN LAND LOCKED INDICATION STILL COULD NOT BE ACHIEVED. PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE SUSPECTED AN ISSUE WITH THE NOSE GEAR AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AS SOFTLY AS POSSIBLE TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE. THE FOLLOWING DAY MAINTENANCE PERSONEL HAD TO PHYSICALLY PRY THE NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN IN ORDER TO GET THE NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND INTO THE DOWN POSITION.