Event MKC83LA068

1983-02-14 OLATHE, Kansas, United States Airport · IXD None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N9886C

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA R182

Year of manufacture

1978 · 5 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19801111

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S ADCC09

Registrant of record

ALM RONALD

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9886C Cessna R182 None

Factual narrative

PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND ELECTED TO LAND WITH ALL GEAR RETRACTED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A BOLT IN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSE AND JAMMED THE WHEEL IN THE WHEEL WELL. AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THIS AIRCRAFT ON 1/7/82. REPORTEDLY, IT HAD FLOWN ONLY 3 HRS SINCE THE INSPECTION. ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK, THE LANDING GEAR WHEELS WERE REMOVED FOR SERVICE AND INSPECTION DURING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MKC83LA068.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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