# Accident 20211122019239A: Cessna R182, Puyallup, WA, November 22, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2021, 13:50 local time
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Airport: Thun Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: MK8S
- Location: 47.1039° N, 122.2872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1039&lon=-122.2872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7592Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7592Y) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211122019239A

## Narrative

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

L MLG WOULD NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION PRIOR TO LANDING. AFTER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE ACCOMPLISHED, L MLG REMAINED HANGING DOWN IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION. THE NOSE AND R MLG WERE RETRACTED NORMALLY AND THE PILOT DID AN EMERGENCY LANDING. NO INJURIES. NO FIRE. NO SPILLS. BOTTOM OF AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED FROM BELLY LANDING.

## 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 WPR22LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA047), Nov 22, 2021: Cessna R182 (N7592Y), Puyallup, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An overstress fracture of the left main landing gear pivot assembly, which resulted in the failure of the left main landing gear to fully extend and lock into place.

## Other reports on N7592Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20100805040819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100805040819I), Aug 5, 2010: Cessna R182 (N7592Y), Puyallup, WA, Minor damage. 8/05/2010 Aircraft was on a local training flight and had climbed out to an altitude of 2000MSL and proceeded to approximately 8 miles south of Thun field,…
- [Accident 20020729018709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020729018709A), Jul 29, 2002: Cessna R182 (N7592Y), Puyallup, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 29, 2002 at approx 1630 hrs PDT marshall l. collins a CFI and michael a. welch a student with a private pilot certificate departed Thun field…

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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