# Incident 20260110000209I: Cessna R182, Imperial, CA, January 10, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2026, 10:57 local time
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Imperial County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8342° N, 115.5787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IMPERIAL COUNTY (IPL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8342&lon=-115.5787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1784R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1784R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-J3C5D (registry code 42361, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-j3c5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-J3C5D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260110000209I

## Narrative

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

C182 LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AT KIPL IN IMPERIAL, CA WITH THE NOSE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER BLADES AS WELL AS THE NOSE GEAR DOORS. PILOT STATES THAT THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED AND THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE WAS PUMPED MULTIPLE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N1784R (4)

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

- [Incident 20250713014969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250713014969I), Jul 13, 2025: Cessna R182 (N1784R), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Pilot stated that the nose gear never came down after gear extension was selected.
- [Incident 20221120012629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221120012629I), Nov 20, 2022: Cessna R182 (N1784R), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. On November 20, 2022 [privacy data omitted] was on approach for landing on runway 26L at ksdm. The pilot did not get a green down indicator light for the nose…
- [Incident 19980719035999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980719035999I), Jul 19, 1998: Cessna R182 (N1784R), Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Minor damage. (-5) FAA test - accident/incident report (item no. 33) on July 19, 1998 at approximately 1436 CDT, Cessna 182R, N1784R, piloted by PIC paul nielsen m ade a…
- [Incident 19920327013869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920327013869I), Mar 27, 1992: Cessna R182 (N1784R), Monee, IL, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear on a training flight. Landed gear up.

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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