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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna TR182 · Dunkirk, NY · April 4, 2025

Date
April 4, 2025 · 14:15 local
Place
Dunkirk, NY
Airport
Chautauqua County/Dunkirk
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4674S
Reported as
Cessna TR182
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The PIC, who was the sole occupant on board, was getting current in the aircraft after a period of inactivity. There were no other factors that had an influence, since the aircraft was performing normally and the weather was very good on a sunny early afternoon. The pilot readily admitted that he had simply forgotten to extend the gear, citing some recent emotional trauma that had distracted him. Human factors played a major role in this event. The pilot did not try to deflect the blame for the incident and accepted full responsibility. The aircraft was able to be lifted enough on the runway to extend and lock the gear in the down position. The aircraft was then towed to a ramp for parking at which time the pilot contacted the NTSB, which in turn contacted the FAA roc. Because the pilot took full responsibility for the gear up landing, and was "willing and able" when interviewed by FAA inspectors, he has been referred to the faast team for remedial training. Since the damage to the airframe was minimal, the event has been classified as an incident.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, WAS GETTING CURRENT IN THE AIRCRAFT AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY. THERE WERE NO OTHER FACTORS THAT HAD AN INFLUENCE, SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY AND THE WEATHER WAS VERY GOOD ON A SUNNY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE PILOT READILY ADMITTED THAT HE HAD SIMPLY FORGOTTEN TO EXTEND THE GEAR, CITING SOME RECENT EMOTIONAL TRAUMA THAT HAD DISTRACTED HIM. HUMAN FACTORS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THIS EVENT. THE PILOT DID NOT TRY TO DEFLECT THE BLAME FOR THE INCIDENT AND ACCEPTED FULL RESPONSIBILITY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO BE LIFTED ENOUGH ON THE RUNWAY TO EXTEND AND LOCK THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO A RAMP FOR PARKING AT WHICH TIME THE PILOT CONTACTED THE NTSB, WHICH IN TURN CONTACTED THE FAA ROC. BECAUSE THE PILOT TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GEAR UP LANDING, AND WAS "WILLING AND ABLE" WHEN INTERVIEWED BY FAA INSPECTORS, HE HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE FAAST TEAM FOR REMEDIAL TRAINING. SINCE THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME WAS MINIMAL, THE EVENT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT.