NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ERA23LA129
Registry · N711PD
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA TR182
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9810D
Registrant of record
BROWN RICHARD K
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear before touchdown.
Factual 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. 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
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2023_ERA23LA129.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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