- Date
- October 3, 1993, 18:23 local (Oct 4, 1993, 00:23 UTC)
- Place
- Casper, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N999RGCessna T182RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19931003045409A
- Case key
- 41831
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
Inadequate maintenance and inspection of the hydraulic line resulting in a loss of hydraulic pressure.
Analysis
The pilot was unable to extend the main landing gear. The airplane landed on the nose gear and slid off the runway. A leak in the hydraulic line (Cessna p/n 228001-13) was found where it was rubbing against the throttle cable.
Factual narrative
On October 3, 1993, at 1823 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T182RG, N999RG, registered to the pilot, impacted terrain while landing at Casper, Wyoming. A VFR flight plan was filed for the business flight, conducted under 14 CFR 91 in visual meteorological conditions, that departed Jackson, Wyoming, on October 3, 1993, at 1540. The ATP certificated pilot was not injured in the accident. The aircraft was substantially damaged. There was no fire.
When the flight arrived at Casper, the pilot attempted to lower the landing gear while on approach and the main gear would not extend. The aircraft landed on the nose gear, slid off the runway and impacted terrain. Mechanics were able to determine after the accident that the failure of the landing gear to fully extend appeared to have been due to a leak in a hydraulic line (Cessna part number 228001-13), caused by it rubbing against the throttle cable.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N999RG
- Reported as
- Cessna T182RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18201289
- Airframe hours
- 1,051
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Cole, Robert A.
- Registered owner
- Robert A And Marsha Cole
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 3, 1993 · 77 hours before
- Departed
- JAC · Jackson, WY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- CPR · Natrona County, runway 17, 7,696 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 45
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,850 total · 470 in this make and model · 960 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CPR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.