# Incident 20260720009459I: Cessna R182, Morrisville, NC, July 20, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2026, 11:15 local time
- Place: Morrisville, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International A
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3672C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3672C) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260720009459I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 182 DEPARTED KTTA ON A POST MAINTENANCE FLIGHT FOR FUEL CELL BLADDER WORK. WHEN ON RETURN TO KTTA, THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT CONTACTED MAINTENANCE AND FLEW IN THE PATTERN TO TROUBLESHOOT THE GEAR ISSUE. WHEN ALL ATTEMPTS FAILED, THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT KRDU DUE TO ARFF SERVICES AVAILABLE ON SITE. THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23L WITH NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND CAME TO A CONTROLLED STOP. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE PROPELLERS BLADE TIPS AND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND ENGINE BELLY PAN SURFACES. MAINTENANCE RAISED THE NOSE AND TRIED TO DROP THE NOSE GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE JAMMED CLOSED AND HAD TO BE FORCED OPEN. THE GEAR EXTENDED WITHOUT ANY BINDING OR DRAGGING.

## Other reports on N3672C (3)

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

- [Incident 20131201023039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131201023039I), Dec 1, 2013: Cessna R182 (N3672C), Monroe, NC, Substantial damage. Upon landing flight instructor johnston asked pilot being checked out to rent the airplane to do a touch and go. Rental pilot [privacy data omitted] applied…
- [Incident 19800418045359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800418045359I), Apr 18, 1980: Cessna 182 (N3672C), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Nose tire blew after normal landing, causing prop to strike ground.
- [Incident 19780524040019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780524040019I), May 24, 1978: Cessna 182 (N3672C), Portland, ME, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get green light on nose gear for landing. Nose gear collapsed on landing.

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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