# NTSB ATL85LA033: Cessna 182RG, N4773S, Charleston, SC, November 12, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 12, 1984, 16:54 local (21:54 UTC)
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Coordinates: 32.900077, -80.060806 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9001&lon=-80.0608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL85LA033
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6707/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA033

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - checklist - not followed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - inattentive, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL GEAR OPERATION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4773S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4773S), registered now, S/N R18201423, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182RG
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R18201423
- Airframe hours: 860
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: A. Gray Whaley
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: ANDREWS, SC
- Destination: CHARLESTON, SC
- Airport: CHS, Charleston, runway 3, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 728 total, 303 in this make and model, 728 as pilot in command, 147 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CSA

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841112063479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841112063479A), Nov 12, 1984: Cessna R182, Charleston, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot distracted during prelanding checklist. Forgot to lower landing gear, landed gear up.

## Other investigations on N4773S (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN81FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA019), Feb 17, 1981: Cessna 182RG (N4773S), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage, 1 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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