NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CEN25LA290
Registry · N737HN
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
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
Registrant of record
AVEY GREGORY B
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
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
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or 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.
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