# Accident 20180809010559A: Cessna R182, Florence, SC, August 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2018, 13:12 local time
- Place: Florence, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1861° N, 79.7236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1861&lon=-79.7236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1693R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1693R) (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: 376 total, 91 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180809010559A

## Narrative

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

ON THURSDAY AUGUST 09, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:12 PM LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA R182, WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N1693R VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT FLORENCE REGIONAL AIRPORT, IN FLORENCE, SC 29506.  THE AIRCRAFT CALLED LOCAL ATC ON THE GUARD FREQUENCY AND ASKED THEM TO VERIFY THAT HIS GEAR WAS DOWN HAS HE OVERFLEW RUNWAY 27.  ATC SAID THE GEAR APPEARS TO BE DOWN AND N1693R RESPONDED ON THE GUARD FREQUENCY SAYING HE WAS USING HIS SECOND RADIO DUE TO ISSUES WITH HIS GARMIN COMMUNICATIONS.  THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 AND AS IT WAS SLOWING TO TAXI SPEED, IT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING TIP AND AILERON.  THERE ARE NO KNOWN INJURIES AT THIS TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT IS STILL AT THE FLORENCE AIRPORT (KFLO).  FAA ON-SCENE FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2018.

## 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 ERA18LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA215), Aug 9, 2018: Cessna R182 (N1693R), Florence, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to comply with emergency procedures in the pilot's operating handbook, resulting in the collapse of the main landing gear during landing. Contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N1693R (1)

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

- [Incident 20070324003289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070324003289I), Mar 24, 2007: Cessna R182 (N1693R), Pelion, SC, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed at lexington county airport (6J0) on rwy 11 with gear up, minor damage, no injury, no fire. Aircraft sustained damage to propeller and…

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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