NTSB CEN25LA290 — 2025-07-22 · Lansing, Illinois, United States

Current FAA registration · N737HN

Make / Model: CESSNA R182
Year of manufacture: 1979 · 46 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19790223
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A9E5C8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N737HN Cessna R182 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to his distraction of other traffic and failure to follow his landing procedures.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that during landing, he forgot to extend the landing gear and that he landed with the landing gear retracted. Subsequently, the airplane fuselage contacted the runway before it came to rest. He added that he was distracted by a helicopter in the traffic pattern. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot stated the accident might have been prevented if he had followed his landing procedures. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Forgotten action/omission-Pilot
— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Use of equip/system-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Gear extension and retract sys-Not used/operated
— Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Attention-Pilot
— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Use of policy/procedure-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_CEN25LA290.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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