# Incident 20200906013799I: Cessna R182, New Bedford, MA, September 6, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2020, 12:48 local time
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6613° N, 70.9379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6613&lon=-70.9379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4893T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4893T-2023-09-27) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200906013799I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N4893T (1)

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

- [Incident 19840705039439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840705039439I), Jul 5, 1984: Cessna R182 (N4893T), Portland, ME. Total vacuum system failure en route. Vacuum pump had failed at 252 hours since new.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.