Cessna R182 N6187S
19 January 2011 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 January 2011 at about 21:04 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N6187S, operated by Conversion Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
- Coordinates
- 29.6406, -95.2739
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182
- Registration
- N6187S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Conversion Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Angleton → Houston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11CA155
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the landing gear to fully extend and lock in the down position due to the inoperative electric pump motor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was returning to the airport after a local maintenance flight. While completing the before-landing checklist, the pilot did not detect an incomplete gear extension. After touchdown, at 70 knots, both main landing gear legs collapsed. The nose gear remained extended during the event and the rear fuselage and left horizontal stabilizer contacted the concrete pavement. The operator's subsequent examination of the hydraulic power pack revealed that the electric pump motor was inoperative. The failure of the power pack before the end of the gear extension cycle would result in a fully extended nose gear and a partial extension of the main landing gear legs.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna R182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2011 | Cessna R182 | Thornton, Colorado, United States | Salil Sinha | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jul 2011 | Cessna R182 | Hesperia, California, United States | Chris E Waggener | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2012 | Cessna R182 | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States | Marine Military Academy (Air Wing), Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 2012 | Cessna R182 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2009 | Cessna R182 | Hayesville, North Carolina, United States | Houston Air Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Aug 2013 | Cessna R182 | Lago Vista, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2011 | Cessna 172N | Andrews, Texas, United States | Stephan Warren Company | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2011 | Cessna 172 | Greenville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 2011 | Cessna 310K | Angleton, Texas, United States | Arthur Hale Consulting/Instruction, LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2011 | Cessna 305A | Fredericksburg, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Fisher LANCAIR | Azle, Texas, United States | Adastral LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2011 | Mooney M20K | Cresson, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |