# NTSB CEN25LA001: Cessna TR182, N756JY, Englewood, CO, October 1, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 1, 2024, 15:13 local (21:13 UTC) - Place: Englewood, CO - Coordinates: 39.570119, -104.84929 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO Denver - NTSB case key (mKey): 195246 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA001 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195246/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195246 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA001 ## Probable cause The collapse of the right main landing gear during landing rollout. ## 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 · Unknown/Not determined (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) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis After an uneventful flight, the pilot configured the airplane for landing. The cockpit landing gear annunciator light indicated green. During the landing, the airplane bounced once and then settled back onto the runway. The airplane rolled out a few seconds, and the pilot noticed some wobbling, after which, the right wing slowly started to drop down. The pilot thought that he had a flat tire and tried to hold up the right wing with ailerons and started to brake. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the right horizontal stabilizer. After the accident the landing gear was cycled several times. During the test, the landing gear extended and retracted normally. No mechanical anomalies were found with the landing gear system or the cockpit annunciator light. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N756JY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756JY), registered now, S/N R18201088, 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: R18201088 - Year built: 1979 - Airframe hours: 2445 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-L-3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: None - Last inspection: Annual, August 5, 2024 - Departed: GJT, Grand Junction, CO - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: APA, Centennial Airport, runway 35L, 7,001 × 75 ft, concrete - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: none; commercial, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter; medical: unknown, unknown; last flight review October 31, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 5,427 total, 182 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.27 inHg - Observed at: KAPA, 1 nm away - METAR: KAPA 012053Z 36007KT 10SM FEW220 22/M01 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP206 T02221006 56022 ## 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 20241001015069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241001015069A), Oct 1, 2024: Cessna TR182, Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Centennial tower cleared aircraft for a visual downwind to landing on 35L. Pilot configured aircraft for landing on downwind and got a green light for the… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 8, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195246. 5.0 MB in all. - NTSB form 6120 pilot operator report CEN25LA001 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17759059&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120%20Pilot%20Operator%20Report%20CEN25LA001_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot narrative of events CEN25LA001 (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 86 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17760421&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Narrative%20of%20Events%20CEN25LA001_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for the record landing gear examination findings CEN25LA001 (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 81 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17761505&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20the%20Record%20Landing%20Gear%20Examination%20Findings%20CEN25LA001_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs CEN25LA001 (item 4, PDF, 4 pages, 1.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17761725&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs%20CEN25LA001-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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