- Date
- April 21, 1984, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Other
- Aircraft
- N738JACessna TR182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840421014009A
- Case key
- 31124
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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
The plt was unable to lower the landing gear and made a wheels-up landing. An exam revealed that a rod end, pn S02321-3, on the nose gear door had failed. The failure was in tension bending with no signs of preexisting fatigue or corrosion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738JA
- Reported as
- Cessna TR182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18200930
- Airframe hours
- 181
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Steven A. Machutta
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 12, 1984 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- 44J · Daytona Beach, FL
- Destination
- X47 · Bunnell, FL
- Airport
- DAB · Daytona Beach
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 974 total · 974 in this make and model · 28 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.