Cessna TR182 N73VX

Summary

On 24 July 2012 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna TR182 registered N73VX, operated by Steamboat Springs Flying Club, LLC, was involved in an accident near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States. One person was 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

24 July 2012 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Steamboat Springs Airport (KSBS)

Coordinates

40.5164, -106.8664

Aircraft

Cessna TR182

Registration

N73VX

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Steamboat Springs Flying Club, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rangely → Steamboat Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA473

Nobody was injured.

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

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

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The pilot reported that he inadvertently landed without extending the landing gear. He noted that he did not hear the landing gear warning horn until the airplane was in the landing flare. The airplane slid on its lower fuselage approximately 1,200 feet before it struck a runway edge identifier light and a lighted taxiway sign. The pilot noted that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. According to a mechanic who responded to the accident site, the landing gear position handle was found in the "UP" position. The landing gear warning horn sounded, although faintly, when the master power switch was turned on. The landing gear fully extended into the down-and-locked position after the airplane was lifted off the ground and the landing gear handle was placed in the "DOWN" position. With the landing gear fully extended, the green landing gear position light illuminated and the warning horn stopped sounding. The postaccident examination did not reveal any mechanical anomalies or failures with the landing gear extension system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.