# NTSB CEN25LA290: Cessna R182, N737HN, Lansing, IL, July 22, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 22, 2025, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC) - Place: Lansing, IL - Coordinates: 41.531116, -87.527794 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5311&lon=-87.5278&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 December 4, 2025 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 200642 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA290 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200642/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200642 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA290 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to his distraction of other traffic and failure to follow his landing procedures. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna R182, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=2072734), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna R182, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=2072734), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna R182, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=2072734), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: attention](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021510): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna R182, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021510/cases.md?model=2072734), [All aircraft, 226 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021510/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of policy/procedure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063032): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna R182, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063032/cases.md?model=2072734), [All aircraft, 191 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063032/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 R182, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=2072734), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during landing, he forgot to extend the landing gear and that he landed with the landing gear retracted. Subsequently, the airplane fuselage contacted the runway before it came to rest. He added that he was distracted by a helicopter in the traffic pattern. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot stated the accident might have been prevented if he had followed his landing procedures. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N737HN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737HN), registered now, S/N R18200829, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA R182 - 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: R18200829 - Year built: 1979 - Airframe hours: 4212 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-J3C512 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 5, 2024 - Airport: IGO, Lansing, runway 18, 4,002 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Auto-pilot, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 1, 2023; seat: left; flight hours: 401 total, 129 in this make and model, 275 as pilot in command, 0 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.08 inHg - Observed at: KIGQ, 1 nm away - METAR: KIGQ 222115Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM CLR 29/17 A3008 RMK AO2 T02920174= ## 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 20250722010619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250722010619A), Jul 22, 2025: Cessna R182, Lansing, IL, Substantial damage. On July 22, 2025, at approx. 16:15 pm local time, a private pilot was operating a Cessna 182R in the vicinity of Lansing Municipal Airport (kigq). There were… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 4, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200642. 3.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19475214&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Report_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 499 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19474467&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.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. 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