Cessna R182 N737HN

Summary

On 22 July 2025 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N737HN was involved in an accident near Lansing, Illinois, 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

22 July 2025 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Lansing, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Lansing (IGO)

Coordinates

41.5311, -87.5278

Aircraft

Cessna R182

Registration

N737HN

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

CEN25LA290

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to his distraction of other traffic and failure to follow his landing procedures.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing, he forgot to extend the landing gear and that he landed with the landing gear retracted. Subsequently, the airplane fuselage contacted the runway before it came to rest. He added that he was distracted by a helicopter in the traffic pattern. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot stated the accident might have been prevented if he had followed his landing procedures.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.