Cessna R182 N756ZW

Summary

On 4 February 2024 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N756ZW was involved in an accident near Abingdon, Virginia, United States. 3 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

4 February 2024 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Abingdon, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Virginia Highlands (VJI)

Coordinates

36.6862, -82.0353

Aircraft

Cessna R182

Registration

N756ZW

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA108

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to lower the airplane's landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in abnormal runway contact.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a youth demonstration flight, the pilot became distracted looking for another airplane in the traffic pattern and sharing information with the young passengers. He subsequently forgot to lower the landing gear, and the airplane landed gear up, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident anomalies or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and added that he heard no cockpit warnings since he was wearing a noise cancelling headset.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.