Cessna TR182 N4602S
7 July 2014 · Wichita, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 July 2014 at about 22:26 local time, a Cessna TR182 registered N4602S was involved in an accident near Wichita, Kansas, 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 22:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)
- Coordinates
- 37.6501, -97.4306
- Aircraft
- Cessna TR182
- Registration
- N4602S
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wichita → Wichita
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14LA357
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel’s improper landing gear system repair, which resulted in a hydraulic leak and subsequent gear collapse during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during initial climb, the landing gear failed to retract into a locked position. He left the airport traffic area to troubleshoot the landing gear problem, but the gear would not retract or extend properly. He chose to return to the airport to land without the landing gear in the down-and-locked position. During the landing, the left main landing gear collapsed, which resulted in damage to the left wing tip and empennage. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that a hydraulic line that attached to the forward left side of the actuator was twisted and ruptured, that the hydraulic fluid had leaked from the hose, and that the hydraulic power pack reservoir was empty. Maintenance personnel had conducted maintenance on the landing gear to repair a hydraulic leak from the nose landing gear actuator 5 days before the accident; it is likely maintenance personnel improperly repaired the landing gear system during the maintenance.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna TR182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2015 | Cessna TR182 | Midland, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jun 2015 | Cessna TR182 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Cessna TR182 | Rio Vista, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 2015 | Cessna TR182 | Tulia, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2013 | Cessna TR182 | Emporia, Kansas, United States | Moxley Equipment Co Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Cessna TR182 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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