# Accident 20190710016799A: Cessna R182, Petersburg, VA, July 10, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2019, 10:59 local time
- Place: Petersburg, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1869° N, 77.5033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1869&lon=-77.5033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757PU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757PU) (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: 940 total, 70 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA398) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190710016799A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND DUE TO A POTENTIAL MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH A FLUCTUATING ALTERNATOR LIGHT/ GAUGE. HE DID A "GUMPS" CHECK IN THE PATTERN TO LAND AT KPTB. HE DID NOT CHECK THE GEAR LIGHTS OR LOOK OUTSIDE AT THE GEAR. UPON LANDING THE GEAR COLLAPSED. GEAR SWING SHOWED THE GEAR WAS OPERATIONAL.

## 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 GAA19CA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA398), Jul 10, 2019: Cessna R182 (N757PU), Petersburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to verify that the main landing gear were extended, which resulted in landing with partially extended landing gear. Contributing to the accident was a tripped landing gear motor…

## Other reports on N757PU (1)

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

- [Incident 19980720029329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980720029329I), Jul 20, 1998: Cessna R182 (N757PU), Franklin, PA, Minor damage. During flight for a CFI check ride prep, pilots landed aircraft with the landing gear up. Inspection of the aircraft showed minimal damage to the aircraft…

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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