- Date
- June 29, 1982, 18:10 local (Jun 30, 1982, 01:10 UTC)
- Place
- Fresno, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7333XCessna R182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820629027029A
- Case key
- 70759
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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
When the landing gear was extended to demonstrate an approach-to-landing stall, there was no safe indication. The gear was recycled but the nose gear would not extend. All attempts to extend the nose gear, including the use of the emergency extension hand pump, were to no avail. The instructor pilot elected to divert to the Fresno air terminal where fire and maintenance personnel were available and make a gear up landing. Investigation revealed thata bolt came in contact with the nose wheel extension mechanism and prevented it from extending. The bolt secured the propeller governor cable in the nosewheel well area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7333X
- Reported as
- Cessna R182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1820080
- Airframe hours
- 380
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Earl W. Wells
- Registered owner
- Earl W. Wells
- Departed
- 0Q4 · Selma, CA
- Destination
- 0Q4 · Selma, CA
- Airport
- FAT · Fresno
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,384 total · 44 in this make and model · 1,296 as pilot in command · 113 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.