Cessna TR182 N9281R

Summary

On 7 May 2016 at about 03:15 local time, a Cessna TR182 registered N9281R, operated by BMG Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Bloomington, Indiana, 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.

Date

7 May 2016 at 03:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Monroe County (BMG)

Coordinates

39.1461, -86.6167

Aircraft

Cessna TR182

Registration

N9281R

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

BMG Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cincinnati → Bloomington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

GAA16CA226

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain the airplane's descent rate resulting in a hard landing, and subsequent substantial damage to the firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot of the retractable landing gear airplane, he retracted the landing gear after departure, however, the landing gear warning horn continued to sound. After multiple extensions and retractions in hopes of correcting the issue, he decided to continue the flight with the landing gear extended. The pilot reported that he made an approach at his destination airport, bounced the landing, and taxied to parking. He reported the aforementioned events to the operator, and further inspection revealed substantial damage to the firewall. Further inspection by the operator's mechanics, accompanied by the Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector, revealed that the landing gear warning horn sounded in the retracted position, as a result of an intermittent fault in the throttle position micro-switch.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.