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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna TR182 · San Diego, CA · August 12, 2025

Date: August 12, 2025 · 13:32 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Airport: Montgomery-Gibbs Exec
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N619MW
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR25LA266
Reported as: Cessna TR182
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total

N619MWRegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18200993 Airframe modelCessna TR182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During cruise flight the 30 amp gear pump circuit breaker tripped. The pilot attempted a single reset with no success. The pilot returned to the airport but the landing gear failed to extend. The pilot attempted to lower the landing gear using the emergency extension but the landing gear failed to extend. The aircraft landed on its belly. Mechanics found the gear down hydraulic fluid pressure hose failed at the fitting end swedge, causing the aircraft to lose all hydraulic fluid which prevented the landing gear extension. Failed hose p/n S2178-4-0102 appears to be the original hose that was installed over 46 years ago.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE 30 AMP GEAR PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SINGLE RESET WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT BUT THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION BUT THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS BELLY. MECHANICS FOUND THE GEAR DOWN HYDRAULIC FLUID PRESSURE HOSE FAILED AT THE FITTING END SWEDGE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID WHICH PREVENTED THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. FAILED HOSE P/N S2178-4-0102 APPEARS TO BE THE ORIGINAL HOSE THAT WAS INSTALLED OVER 46 YEARS AGO.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR25LA266Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportSan Diego, CAOn August 12, 2025, about 1330 Pacific daylight time, Cessna TR182 airplane, N619MW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near San Diego, California. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14…Aug 12, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N619MW · 1

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

Incident 20160414009749ICruise/Level Flight · Carlsbad, CAOn 14 April 2016, a Cessna 182R declared an emergency 4 miles west of Carlsbad airport (crq). The emergency was described as smoke in the cockpit and the aircraft was cleared to land on runway 6. The aircraft landed without incident. During inspection of the…Apr 14, 2016 · Minor damage