Cessna R182 N3268C

Summary

On 21 July 2019 at about 06:45 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N3268C, operated by Jonathan Corey Brown, was involved in an accident near King City, California, 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

21 July 2019 at 06:45

Classification

Accident

Location

King City, California, United States

Nearest airport

Mesa Del Rey (KKIC)

Coordinates

36.2283, -121.1214

Aircraft

Cessna R182

Registration

N3268C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Jonathan Corey Brown

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Martin → Los Angeles

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

WPR19LA201

Nobody was injured.

A landing gear collapse following an undetermined loss of electrical power, which prevented the landing gear from fully extending.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a cross-country flight in night visual meteorological conditions, the airplane began to lose electrical power, and the pilot diverted to the nearest airport. During the landing approach, the pilot extended the landing gear and flaps, and, although the gear position indicator lights did not illuminate, he felt that the airplane was in its normal landing configuration and continued the approach. The right horizontal stabilizer and elevator contacted the runway upon landing, resulting in substantial damage. Examination revealed that the nose landing gear was extended and locked, but the main landing gear did not extend and lock. A functional test of the landing gear and the emergency gear extension system revealed no anomalies. It is likely that electrical power remaining was inadequate to fully extend and lock the landing gear. The alternator was bench-tested and revealed no anomalies. Based on the available information, the reason for the loss of electrical power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.