NTSB CHI88LA009 — 1987-10-30 · INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, United States

Current FAA registration · N739JG

Make / Model: CESSNA R182
Year of manufacture: 1979 · 8 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19790328
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A9ED49

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N739JG Cessna R182RG II None

Factual narrative

AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR WHEN THE HYDRAULIC LINE ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR FAILED. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS STUCK IN THE TRAILING POSITION WHILE THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT INITIATED THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, BUT THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS ALSO INOPERATIVE. THE PILOT MADE A PARTIAL GEAR UP LANDING AT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LNDG GEAR ACTUATING DOWN LINE, CESSNA PART #2880001-1, HAD FAILED AT THE FLARE AND PULLED OUT FROM THE FITTING ATTACHING THE LINE TO THE ACTUATOR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI88LA009.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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