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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Aiken, SC · April 29, 2023

Date: April 29, 2023 · 12:45 local
Place: Aiken, SC
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4927S
Reported as: Cessna R182
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 323 total29 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N4927SRegistered now · Cessna R182S/N R18201466 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna R182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot reported he lowered gear on downwind leg of runway 25 without incident and observed gear down indication and he verified via mirrors mounted underneath wing. Shortly after touchdown aircraft lowered and veered to the right.

Inspection of the aircraft revealed damage to right side of horizontal stabilator, elevator, and right wingtip. Inspection showed nose gear had fully deployed and right and left main gear were partially retracted.

During troubleshooting maintenance found that the landing gear hyrdraulic solenoid was defective and replaced it. Maintenance filed a service difficulty report (SDR) regarding the defective solenoid (SDR number #2023FA0000344).

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED HE LOWERED GEAR ON DOWNWIND LEG OF RUNWAY 25 WITHOUT INCIDENT AND OBSERVED GEAR DOWN INDICATION AND HE VERIFIED VIA MIRRORS MOUNTED UNDERNEATH WING. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT LOWERED AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT.

INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO RIGHT SIDE OF HORIZONTAL STABILATOR, ELEVATOR, AND RIGHT WINGTIP. INSPECTION SHOWED NOSE GEAR HAD FULLY DEPLOYED AND RIGHT AND LEFT MAIN GEAR WERE PARTIALLY RETRACTED.

DURING TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE LANDING GEAR HYRDRAULIC SOLENOID WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. MAINTENANCE FILED A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT (SDR) REGARDING THE DEFECTIVE SOLENOID (SDR NUMBER #2023FA0000344).

Other reports on N4927S · 1

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

Incident 20011225033929ILevel Off Touchdown · Louisburg, NC(-23) The aircraft's initial contact was approximately 500' from the approach end of runway 4. The skid marks of the tires start at 51" center to center and rapidly diminish to 46" center to center. (The normal width of the main landing gear on this aircraft…Dec 25, 2001 · Minor damage