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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · New Bedford, MA · September 6, 2020

Date: September 6, 2020 · 12:48 local
Place: New Bedford, MA
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4893T
Reported as: Cessna R182
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N4893TRegistration cancelled Sep 27, 2023 · Cessna R182S/N R18201781 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna R182 Engine 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.

Djc pilot reported that he was about to land at pvd when he didn't have 3 in the green. The mains were down and locked. He flew by the tower twice and they confirmed that the nose wheel doors weren't even open. He cycled the gear a number of times, to no avail. He tried the manual pump. Pvd tower declared me an emergency. He insisted on going to ewb where there are 3 repair facilities. He landed with the gear up and full flaps. There was minor damage to the belly of the fuselage, and the prop.

The fuselage skin.

As the FAA filed it

DJC PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO LAND AT PVD WHEN HE DIDN'T HAVE 3 IN THE GREEN. THE MAINS WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. HE FLEW BY THE TOWER TWICE AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL DOORS WEREN'T EVEN OPEN. HE CYCLED THE GEAR A NUMBER OF TIMES, TO NO AVAIL. HE TRIED THE MANUAL PUMP. PVD TOWER DECLARED ME AN EMERGENCY. HE INSISTED ON GOING TO EWB WHERE THERE ARE 3 REPAIR FACILITIES. HE LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP AND FULL FLAPS. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE FUSELAGE, AND THE PROP.

THE FUSELAGE SKIN.

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