# NTSB WPR10LA441: Cessna TR182, N738MP, Spanish Fork, UT, August 28, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 27, 2010, 18:11 local (Aug 28, 2010, 00:11 UTC) - Place: Spanish Fork, UT - Coordinates: 40.141666, -111.661392 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1417&lon=-111.6614&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 25, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 77157 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10LA441 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77157/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77157 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA441 ## Probable cause The pilot did not extend the landing gear due to his impairment from alcohol. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Impairment/incapacitation: alcohol](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02012015): Personnel issues › Physical · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02012015/cases.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 87 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02012015/cases.md) - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: landing gear selector](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234/cases.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 54 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot failed to extend the airplane's landing gear prior to touchdown at the conclusion of a 2.5-hour cross-country flight. As the airplane slid to a stop on the runway, substantial damage was sustained to the belly skin and a bulkhead. Police officers who responded to the scene observed that the pilot exhibited slurred speech, slow reactions, and poor balance. Upon detecting an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the pilot, they administered a breath alcohol concentration test, which indicated the pilot had a blood alcohol concentration above the legal limit for operating an aircraft. The pilot was subsequently arrested for flying under the influence of alcohol-liquor. Examination of the airplane’s landing gear and gear position warning system found that both systems functioned normally. ## Factual narrative HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 27, 2010, about 1811 mountain daylight time, a Cessna TR182, N738MP, operated by the pilot, landed with its landing gear retracted at the Spanish Fork-Springville Airport, Spanish Fork, Utah. The airplane slid to a stop on runway 30. Upon examination of its structure, belly skin was observed ground through, and an underlying bulkhead was damaged, thereby rendering the airplane substantially damaged. The private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight was performed under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, and it originated from Las Vegas, Nevada, about 1540. TESTS AND RESEARCH A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the airplane. Under his supervision, functional checks were made of the landing gear and the gear position warning system. In summary, the FAA inspector reported that the landing gear extended and retracted normally. With the landing gear fully retracted, the throttle was closed, and the landing gear position warning horn sounded normally. Also, when the flaps were extended to the 30-degree position and the throttle was closed, the gear warning horn sounded normally. No evidence of any anomaly was noted. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Officers from the Spanish Fork Police Department responded to the accident scene. The officers indicated in their police report that by approximately 1925 they had interviewed the pilot and ascertained that he exhibited slurred speech, slow reactions, and poor balance. The officers reported smelling a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the pilot, and they administered field sobriety and breathalyzer tests. According to the police department report, a breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) value of 0.262 was obtained when the pilot blew into their measuring device. The officers determined that the pilot was under the influence of alcohol, and he was arrested at the scene for flying while under the influence of alcohol-liquor. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, from August 27, 2010, through October 12, 2011, the airplane’s registration was in a “pending” status. By a letter dated September 9, 2010, the pilot was advised to submit to the National Transportation Safety Board the required “Pilot/Operator Aircraft/Incident Report,” form 6120.1. As of October 2011, no report has been received by the NTSB. The flight hours recorded in the Aviation Investigation Database Management System’s “Flight Time Matrix” boxes are NTSB estimates. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N738MP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738MP-2018-01-08), registration cancelled 2018-01-08, S/N R18200942, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182 - 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: R18200942 - Engines: LYCOMING O-540 SERIES 250 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: VGT, Las Vegas, NV - Destination: U77, Spanish Fork, UT - Airport: U77, Spanish Fork-Springville, runway 30, 5,700 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; flight hours: 200 total, 100 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 4 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 29.78 inHg - Observed at: PVU, 5 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 20100827045529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100827045529A), Aug 27, 2010: Cessna TR182, Spanish Fork, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot landed gear up no flaps. Spanish Fork police force arrested the pilot for suspicion of dui, and confiscated alcohol as evidence. A blood test was… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 31, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77157. 66 KB in all. - FAA Statement (item 1, .PDF, 26 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40355641&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Statement-Master.PDF - Record Review by NTSB (item 2, .PDF, 40 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40360837&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20Review%20by%20NTSB-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.