# NTSB CHI88LA009: Cessna R182RG II, N739JG, Indianapolis, IN, October 31, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 30, 1987, 21:40 local (Oct 31, 1987, 02:40 UTC)
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Location: 39.8431° N, 85.8977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS RGNL (MQJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8431&lon=-85.8977&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI88LA009
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14005/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA009

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - initial climb
  - hydraulic system,line - failure,total (cause)
  - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - inoperative (cause)
  - landing gear,emergency extension assembly - inoperative (cause)
- Gear not extended, landing
  - emergency procedure - performed, pilot in command
  - gear extension - not possible
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command

## Analysis

AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR WHEN THE HYDRAULIC LINE ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR FAILED. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS STUCK IN THE TRAILING POSITION WHILE THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT INITIATED THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, BUT THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS ALSO INOPERATIVE. THE PILOT MADE A PARTIAL GEAR UP LANDING AT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LNDG GEAR ACTUATING DOWN LINE, CESSNA PART #2880001-1, HAD FAILED AT THE FLARE AND PULLED OUT FROM THE FITTING ATTACHING THE LINE TO THE ACTUATOR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739JG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739JG), registered now, S/N R18200999, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182RG II
- 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: R18200999
- Airframe hours: 1012
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-J3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert E. Gandy, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1987, 12 hours before
- Departed: I21, BROOKSIDE, IN
- Destination: MQJ, IN
- Airport: MQJ, Mount Comfort, runway 25, 5,500 × 50 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 420 total, 80 in this make and model, 347 as pilot in command, 46 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: 240° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: IND, 20 nm away

## 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 19871030061559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871030061559A), Oct 30, 1987: Cessna R182, Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Unable to obtain gear up or down indication on takeoff. Landed with gear in trail. Hydraulic actuator line broke.

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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