Cessna TR182 N711PD

Summary

On 19 February 2023 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna TR182 registered N711PD was involved in an accident near Chatham, Massachusetts, 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

19 February 2023 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Chatham, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Chatham Muni (CQX)

Coordinates

41.6906, -69.9868

Aircraft

Cessna TR182

Registration

N711PD

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

East Falmouth → Chatham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA23LA129

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear before touchdown.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

At the conclusion of an uneventful flight, the pilot entered the airport traffic pattern for landing. The pilot reported that while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for landing, he failed to extend the landing gear and landed with the landing gear retracted. The airplane subsequently touched down on the runway and sustained substantial damage to the underside of the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident machinal malfunctions or failure with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.