# NTSB GAA16CA226: Cessna TR182, N9281R, Bloomington, IN, May 7, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 6, 2016, 22:15 local (May 7, 2016, 03:15 UTC) - Place: Bloomington, IN - Coordinates: 39.14611, -86.616668 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1461&lon=-86.6167&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 3, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 93141 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA226 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93141/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93141 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA226 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain the airplane's descent rate resulting in a hard landing, and subsequent substantial damage to the firewall. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Electrical power system: electrical pwr sys wiring](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022497): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Inoperative; cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022497/cases.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 44 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022497/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent rate](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062037): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062037/cases.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 242 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062037/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: 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) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot of the retractable landing gear airplane, he retracted the landing gear after departure, however, the landing gear warning horn continued to sound. After multiple extensions and retractions in hopes of correcting the issue, he decided to continue the flight with the landing gear extended. The pilot reported that he made an approach at his destination airport, bounced the landing, and taxied to parking. He reported the aforementioned events to the operator, and further inspection revealed substantial damage to the firewall. Further inspection by the operator's mechanics, accompanied by the Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector, revealed that the landing gear warning horn sounded in the retracted position, as a result of an intermittent fault in the throttle position micro-switch. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot of the retractable landing gear airplane, he retracted the landing gear after departure, however, the landing gear warning horn continued to sound. After multiple extensions and retractions in hopes of correcting the issue, he decided to continue the flight with the landing gear extended. The pilot reported that he made an approach at his destination airport, bounced the landing, and taxied to parking. He reported the aforementioned events to the operator, and further inspection revealed substantial damage to the firewall. Further inspection by the operator's mechanics, accompanied by the Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector, revealed that the landing gear warning horn sounded in the retracted position, as a result of an intermittent fault in the throttle position micro-switch. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9281R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9281R), registered now, S/N R18200678, built 1978 (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 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: R18200678 - Year built: 1978 - Airframe hours: 4557.5 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-L3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Bmg Aviation Inc - Registered owner: Bmg Aviation Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 15, 2015 - Departed: LUK, CINCINNATI, OH - Destination: BMG, Bloomington, IN - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: BMG, Monroe County, runway 17, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot, Onboard weather, Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review November 28, 2014; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 119 total, 22 in this make and model, 94 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 230° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 29.88 inHg - Observed at: KBMG, 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 20160506003589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160506003589A), May 6, 2016: Cessna TR182, Bloomington, IN, Substantial damage. On may 6, 2016, at approximately 10:15 pm (0215Z) eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182RG, N9281R, sustained substantial damage on landing at the monroe county… ## Other investigations on N9281R (1) 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. - [NTSB CEN11CA561](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA561), Aug 9, 2011: Cessna TR182 (N9281R), Bloomington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 26, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93141. 2.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40442599&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - FAA Inspector's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 100 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40442600&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF - Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 1 photo, 250 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40442601&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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