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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Waterville, ME · March 28, 2026

Date
March 28, 2026 · 17:36 local
Place
Waterville, ME
Airport
Waterville Robert Lafleur
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4910S
Reported as
Cessna R182
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,703 total2,474 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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.

Due to the winds the PIC decided to change from using runway 5 to runway 32. PIC leveled off at 1900 ft, retracted gear and entered midfield entry for downwind to 32 & continued in a descent to 1300 ft. PIC indicated downwind was a bit fast due to the tailwind component. On downwind prior to turning base to 32, PIC added the next notch of flaps and lowered the gear (does not remember lowering the gear) to slow down to the 2nd setting of flaps air speed, PIC turned final and indicated speed was ok and was a little high. On short final PIC added full flaps.

PIC pulled the power back to idle because the aircraft was faster than it should have been. The aircraft then settled onto the runway with gear in up position.

PIC does not remember if the landing gear was lowered during the switching and positioning for runway 32.

No injuries, PIC notified airport manager of a gear up landing

As the FAA filed it

DUE TO THE WINDS THE PIC DECIDED TO CHANGE FROM USING RUNWAY 5 TO RUNWAY 32. PIC LEVELED OFF AT 1900 FT, RETRACTED GEAR AND ENTERED MIDFIELD ENTRY FOR DOWNWIND TO 32 & CONTINUED IN A DESCENT TO 1300 FT. PIC INDICATED DOWNWIND WAS A BIT FAST DUE TO THE TAILWIND COMPONENT. ON DOWNWIND PRIOR TO TURNING BASE TO 32, PIC ADDED THE NEXT NOTCH OF FLAPS AND LOWERED THE GEAR (DOES NOT REMEMBER LOWERING THE GEAR) TO SLOW DOWN TO THE 2ND SETTING OF FLAPS AIR SPEED, PIC TURNED FINAL AND INDICATED SPEED WAS OK AND WAS A LITTLE HIGH. ON SHORT FINAL PIC ADDED FULL FLAPS.

PIC PULLED THE POWER BACK TO IDLE BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FASTER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY WITH GEAR IN UP POSITION.

PIC DOES NOT REMEMBER IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED DURING THE SWITCHING AND POSITIONING FOR RUNWAY 32.

NO INJURIES, PIC NOTIFIED AIRPORT MANAGER OF A GEAR UP LANDING