# Incident 20240525015809I: Cessna R182, Savannah, GA, May 25, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2024, 18:09 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah/Hilton Head International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1276° N, 81.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTL (SAV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1276&lon=-81.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2739C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2739C) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240525015809I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND THE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. HE RECYCLED THE GEAR AND PERFORMED A PASS DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR A VISUAL INSPECTION BY THE TOWER. THE PILOT WAS INFORMED THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN. THE PILOT PERFORMED A SOFT FIELD LANDING AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND COWLING. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, BINDING BETWEEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ROD END AND DOWNLOCK PIN WAS NOTED WHICH PREVENTED FULL ACTUATOR TRAVEL.

## Other reports on N2739C (1)

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

- [Accident 19890528013419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890528013419A), May 28, 1989: Cessna 182R (N2739C), Tutwiler, MS, Substantial damage. Sudden crosswind gust after landing forced aircraft off gravel strip and into a ditch. Dust devils seen in area.

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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