Cessna R182 N7571T
18 July 2014 · El Monte, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 July 2014 at about 02:39 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N7571T, operated by Aerp Association of Cal Tech, was involved in an accident near El Monte, California, United States. 2 people were 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 02:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Monte, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT)
- Coordinates
- 34.0878, -118.0358
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182
- Registration
- N7571T
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1977
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aerp Association of Cal Tech
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Monte → El Monte
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR14CA295
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The failure of the right main landing gear pivot assembly. Contributing to the accident was the owner's failure to perform an inspection of the assembly in accordance with the manufacturer's service bulletin.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While performing practice instrument approaches, the certified flight instructor (CFI) and pilot under instruction noticed that the right main landing gear indicator light was not illuminated when the landing gear handle was down. A visual check by the CFI confirmed that the right main landing gear was not down and locked. The crew cycled the landing gear and attempted to pump the gear down using the emergency gear handle. Both procedures were unsuccessful in bringing the right main landing gear into a down and locked position. The flight crew landed the airplane on the runway with the left main down and the right main partially extended. The right horizontal stabilizer impacted the runway causing the airplane to veer right, off the runway, and substantially damaging the horizontal stabilizer. A post flight inspection by a airframe and powerplants mechanic determined that the landing gear actuator splined drive shaft had failed. Cessna Service Bulletin SEB11-02, issued in April 2011, recommended a one time inspection of the main landing gear steel pivot assembly. According to the mechanic, the airplane maintenance records do no show that the recommended inspection had been performed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2014 | Cessna R182 | Eustis, Nebraska, United States | Josh Vanterpool | No injuries | - |
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| 25 Jan 2014 | Cessna R182 | Mt. Morris, Illinois, United States | Gelbach Aviation LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2013 | Cessna R182 | Lago Vista, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2015 | Cessna R182 | Sanford, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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