# Accident 20210513009339A: Cessna R182, Tulsa, OK, May 13, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2021, 01:43 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Tulsa International. Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1914° N, 95.9002° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1914&lon=-95.9002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8051B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8051B) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,512 total, 1,213 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210513009339A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT AT 0930 CDT THE EVENING OF THE EVENT HE WENT ON A POST ANNUAL INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CLAREMORE, OK. (KGCM) WITH BOTH FUEL TANKS FULL (88 GALS). JUST AFTER LIFTING OFF THE GROUND AND RETRACTING THE GEAR THE AMBER LIGHT (INDICATING THE GEAR WAS FULL RETRACTED) "DID NOT" LIGHT UP.  SELF TEST OF THE INDICATING LIGHT SYSTEM WAS SHOWN TO BE NORMAL. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED NUMEROUS TIMES AS WELL AS UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE FELT NO RESISTANCE WITH THE PUMP AND THE GEAR WAS NOT VISIBLE AT ALL. DURING THIS TIME THE PILOT WAS IN CONTACT WITH TULSA APPROACH CONTROL AND THEY WERE FULL AWARE OF THE SITUATION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPED TO SERVICE THE RESERVOIR OF THE POWER PACK WITH 2 QTS. OF ENGINE OIL AND FINALLY A BOTTLE OF FABREEZE TO NO AVAIL. THE PILOT HAD DECIDED TO FLY AROUND THE TULSA AREA FOR 3-1/2 HOURS TO DEPLETE HIS FUEL CAPACITY AND EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT TULSA INTL. AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 36L.  IN COORDINATION WITH THE KTUL ATO CONTROLLERS THE PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL MAIN-GEAR UP LANDING WITH NO INJURIES OR POST LANDING FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED AND BOTH MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED A FEW INCHES FROM THE FUSELAGE. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT AN OILY FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM THE REAR BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN21LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA218), May 13, 2021: Cessna R182 (N8051B), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to extend the main landing gear due to incomplete maintenance, which resulted in a partial wheels-up landing and the mechanic’s failure to follow proper maintenance procedures…

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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