Cessna R182 N6149S
18 May 2005 · West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 May 2005 at about 23:44 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N6149S, operated by Steel City Aviation, was involved in an incident near West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:44
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allegheny County Airport (AGC)
- Coordinates
- 40.3544, -79.9303
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182
- Registration
- N6149S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Steel City Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Mifflin → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- IAD05IA066
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the landing gear actuator downlock pin due to fatigue, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapsing on landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While maneuvering, the pilot moved the landing gear handle to the "down" position, and received an unsafe indication for the nose landing gear. He then attempted to troubleshoot the system and lower the landing gear manually, but without success. A normal landing was performed to the runway, and the airplane started to roll out on all three landing gear. While decelerating through approximately 40 knots, the nose gear collapsed, the propeller struck the runway, and the airplane slid to a stop on its nose. Examination of the nose landing gear revealed that a downlock actuator pin on the nose landing gear actuator had failed due to fatigue, and worked partially out of its clevis half. The broken pin contacted the actuator arm piston, and prevented the full travel of the nose landing gear to the down and locked position. A manufacturer's service bulletin that addressed the inspection and replacement of the downlock pins had not been completed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna R182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2005 | Cessna R182 | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Cessna R182 | Hancock, New York, United States | Fredric R. Verona | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 May 2005 | Cessna R182 | New Fairfield, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 May 2005 | Cessna R182 | Vandalia, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 2004 | Cessna R182 | Bremerton, Washington, United States | Wings Aloft, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2006 | Cessna R182 | McAlester, Oklahoma, United States | Southeaster Oklahoma State University | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2005 | Cessna 152 | Greenville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2005 | Robinson R-22 BETA | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2005 | Cessna 172B | Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 2005 | American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1A | Levittown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Oct 2005 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | West Grove, Pennsylvania, United States | PSA Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2005 | Titan TORNADO | Bath, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |