# NTSB CEN13CA319: Cessna TR182, N757QT, Emporia, KS, May 25, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 25, 2013, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Emporia, KS - Coordinates: 38.330554, -96.18972 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3306&lon=-96.1897&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 5, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 87103 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA319 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87103/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87103 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA319 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023200): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023200/cases.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023200/cases.md) - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was flying the airplane on a short flight and did not extend the airplane's retractable landing gear. A "strong" headwind was present on final, he did not extend the flaps beyond ten degrees, and the warning horn did not sound. The lower fuselage sustained substantial damage during the wheels up landing. The pilot reported that the airplane had no mechanical malfunctions in reference to the flight. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that he was flying the airplane on a short flight and did not extend the airplane's retractable landing gear. A "strong" headwind was present on final, he did not extend the flaps beyond ten degrees, and the warning horn did not sound. The lower fuselage sustained substantial damage during the wheels up landing. The pilot reported that the airplane had no mechanical malfunctions in reference to the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N757QT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757QT), registered now, S/N R18201258, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182 - Registry model: [Cessna TR182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (registry code 2072735) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: R18201258 - Airframe hours: 2500 - Engines: LYCOMING O-540-13C5D 250 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Moxley Equipment Co Inc - Registered owner: Moxley Equipment Co Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 7, 2012 - Departed: Council Grove, KS - Destination: EMP, Emporia, KS - Airport: EMP, Emporia Municipal Airport, runway 19, 4,999 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 26, 2013; seat: left; flight hours: 800 total, 600 in this make and model, 800 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 13 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: EMP ## 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 20130525014339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130525014339A), May 25, 2013: Cessna TR182, Emporia, KS, Substantial damage. The pilot departed from his private air strip located in council grove, KS for a short flight to Emporia Municipal Airport. The pilot approached Emporia's… ## Other investigations on N757QT (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 FTW96LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA402), Aug 24, 1996: Cessna TR182 (N757QT), Telluride, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the generator control unit (GCU), which resulted in a total electrical failure and failure of the main landing gear to lock in place. ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 22, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87103. 1.3 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40397629&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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