# NTSB GAA16CA113: Cessna TR182, N757FS, Prescott, AZ, January 23, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: January 23, 2016, 14:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Coordinates: 34.655555, -112.418609 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6556&lon=-112.4186&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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 2016
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Parties: Scottsdale FSDO (FAA)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA113
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92639/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92639
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA113

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage during landing.

## 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 TR182, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/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 TR182, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md)
- [Attention/monitoring: task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 330 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/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 TR182, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that he became distracted while looking for other traffic during the final approach and "failed to lower the gear." The airplane skidded about 330 feet to a stop on the runway. The pilot reported that the landing gear configuration warning horn did not sound, but also reported that he was aware that the horn was inoperative. The fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no other mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

The pilot reported that he became distracted while looking for other traffic during the final approach and "failed to lower the gear." The airplane skidded about 330 feet to a stop on the runway. The pilot reported that the landing gear configuration warning horn did not sound, but also reported that he was aware that the horn was inoperative. The fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no other mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757FS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757FS-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N R18201225, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182 (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Cessna TR182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (registry code 2072735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R18201225
- Year built: 1979
- Airframe hours: 3295
- Engines: Lycoming O-540-L3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 16, 2015
- Departed: P23, SELIGMAN, AZ
- Destination: PRC, Prescott, AZ
- Airport: PRC, Ernest A Love Field, runway 21L, 7,619 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Data recorder, Auto-pilot, Stall warning system, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Satellite tracking device

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 79; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 20, 2015; seat: left; flight hours: 3,235 total, 2,817 in this make and model, 3,178 as pilot in command, 2.4 in the last 90 days, 1.5 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point -2 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: KPRC

## 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 20160123001999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160123001999A), Jan 23, 2016: Cessna TR182, Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. On January 25, 2016 at approximately 1420 local time N757FS attempted a landing in a Cessna 182RG with complex gear at Prescott municipal airport (prc) in…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 22, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92639. 3.1 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40437925&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF
- Accident Photos (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40437926&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.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. Compare the reported make and model.

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