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FAA incident report · Cessna TR182 · San Diego, CA · September 29, 2018

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Date
September 29, 2018 · 17:06 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N738FH
Reported as
Cessna TR182
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,041 total1,912 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days
N738FHRegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18200920 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna TR182Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot landed at another airport to wait out a TFR. Pilot returned to aircraft 30 minutes later and did not do a through preflight. Pilot left the tow bar on the front nose wheel. When he went to lower the gear, the front nose wheel would not come down, as the tow bar was stuck up in the wheel well. Pilot had to make a landing with no nose gear. Pilot landed safely without significant damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED AT ANOTHER AIRPORT TO WAIT OUT A TFR. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRCRAFT 30 MINUTES LATER AND DID NOT DO A THROUGH PREFLIGHT. PILOT LEFT THE TOW BAR ON THE FRONT NOSE WHEEL. WHEN HE WENT TO LOWER THE GEAR, THE FRONT NOSE WHEEL WOULD NOT COME DOWN, AS THE TOW BAR WAS STUCK UP IN THE WHEEL WELL. PILOT HAD TO MAKE A LANDING WITH NO NOSE GEAR. PILOT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.