# NTSB FTW97LA111: Cessna TR182, N2396S, Pueblo, CO, March 1, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 1, 1997, 11:55 local (18:55 UTC) - Place: Pueblo, CO - Coordinates: 38.289886, -104.539329 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2899&lon=-104.5393&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 7, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 20164 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW97LA111 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20164/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA111 ## Probable cause Improper repair to the nose landing gear assembly. A factor was binding of the nose gear extension assembly due to the improper repair. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - landing gear,nose gear assembly - binding(mechanical) (contributing factor) - maintenance,major repair - improper, company maintenance personnel (cause) ## Analysis On the first flight following maintenance to the nose landing gear because of a ground incident, the nose gear failed to extend. The pilot elected to raise all the landing gear and land gear up. Inspection following the accident revealed the nose landing gear doors to be improperly adjusted preventing the nose landing gear from extending. ## Factual narrative On March 1, 1997, at 1155 mountain standard time, a Cessna TR182, N2396S, sustained substantial damage when the nose gear failed to extend for landing at Pueblo Municipal Airport, Pueblo, Colorado. The private pilot and passenger were not injured on this personal flight operating under 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight departed Alamosa, Colorado, at 1115. This was the first flight after repairing the nose landing gear following a ground incident which occurred on February 21, 1997. The flight departed Alamosa with the pilot occupying the left seat and his 2 year old daughter in a car seat strapped in the right seat. On arrival in Pueblo, the nose gear failed to extend. After attempts to lower the gear failed, the pilot elected to raise the landing gear and landed with all the landing gear in the up position. Examination of the aircraft by a certified repair station following the accident revealed the nose gear doors were not properly adjusted when maintenance was performed on the landing gear following the previous incident. The lack of proper adjustment prevented the nose landing gear from extending. Aircraft damage was to the left wing and underside of the fuselage in the area of the nose landing gear assembly. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2396S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2396S), registered now, S/N R18201337, 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: R-18201337 - Airframe hours: 2031 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-L3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Mountain View Aeromotive - Registered owner: Jim & Leslie Flemming - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 21, 1997, 1 hours before - Departed: ALS, ALAMOSA, CO - Destination: PUB - Airport: PUB, Pueblo Municipal, runway 8R, 4,073 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 234 total, 70 in this make and model, 190 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: PUB, 1 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 19970301001989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970301001989A), Mar 1, 1997: Cessna TR182, Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft nose dropped too FAR on landing, pulled back up, airborne, added power, no speed, stalled, landed gear up. From the NTSB's public API. 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