NYC80FGM04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna TR-182 · Connellsville, PA · October 30, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 30, 1979
Place
Connellsville, PA · CONNELLSVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7188CCessna TR-182
Status
Completed · report December 26, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791030027529A
Case key
133478

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2685  79/10/30   CONNELLSVILLE,PA    CESSNA TR-182       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 335
        TIME - 1500                    N7188C              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONNELLSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OH                   WILLIAMSPORT,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SCORED
        REMARKS- RMG UNABLE TO LOCK DOWN DUE TO INTERNAL SCORING OF HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N7188C
Reported as
Cessna TR-182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Connellsville

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.