Cessna TR182 N9281R

Summary

On 9 August 2011 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna TR182 registered N9281R, operated by BMG Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Bloomington, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 August 2011 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Monroe County (BMG)

Coordinates

39.1461, -86.6167

Aircraft

Cessna TR182

Registration

N9281R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

BMG Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bloomington → Bloomington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA561

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was practicing takeoffs and landings in the traffic pattern when the accident occurred. He noted that he did not follow his normal routine, which was to lower the landing gear prior to extending the wing flaps while on downwind leg; instead he only extended the flaps. After extending the flaps, the pilot noticed that the airspeed was low. He subsequently became fixated on maintaining a sufficient airspeed and did not notice that the landing gear was not extended. Additionally, he did not complete a before landing checklist. The airplane touched down on the runway without the gear extended, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot noted that there were no failures or malfunctions associated with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.