- Date
- June 13, 1982, 09:55 local (13:55 UTC)
- Place
- Midland, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5207SCessna 182RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71694
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While taxiing to the wash rack, the pilot decided to make a takeoff and landing. After takeoff, he entered the downwind and observed two other aircraft entering behind him. While maintaining separation from the other aircraft and looking for a flock of birds that he had seen earlier, he reduced power on final approach and heard the gear warning horn. However, he mistook the gear horn for the stall warning horn which had recently been replaced due to defective operation. Subsequently, the the aircraft was landed with the gear retracted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5207S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18201532
- Airframe hours
- 163
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Douglas R. Jackson
- Registered owner
- Douglas R. Jackson
- Departed
- Midland, MI
- Destination
- Midland, MI
- Airport
- Jack Barstow, runway 36, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,044 total · 140 in this make and model · 33 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F