At about 2052 eastern time, a Cessna 182RG was damaged while landing with the gear partially extended at Worcester Regional Airport. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot said they were in cruise flight when he heard the landing gear motor activate and continue to run. He pulled the landing gear breaker and the motor stopped. He reset the breaker and performed the emergency gear extension. The landing gear extended, but did not come forward and lock. While over the runway, the pilot secured the engine and touched down close to stall speed. Only the nose gear was fully extended. Examination found hydraulic fluid in the wheel well for the nose gear and along the bottom side of the fuselage.
June 10, Worcester, Mass. / Cessna 182RG
At about 2052 eastern time, a Cessna 182RG was damaged while landing with the gear partially extended at Worcester Regional Airport. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot said they were in cruise flight when he heard the landing gear motor activate and continue to run. He pulled the landing gear breaker and the motor stopped. He reset the breaker and performed the emergency gear extension. The landing gear extended, but did not come forward and lock. While over the runway, the pilot secured the engine and touched down close to stall speed. Only the nose gear was fully extended. Examination found hydraulic fluid in the wheel well for the nose gear and along the bottom side of th...
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 182RG was damaged during landing at Worcester Regional Airport when its landing gear only partially extended, though the pilot and passenger were not injured.
- The pilot reported a continuous landing gear motor activation, and an emergency extension attempt resulted in only the nose gear fully deploying, not locking forward.
- Post-incident examination found hydraulic fluid in the nose gear wheel well and along the fuselage, indicating a probable hydraulic system failure.
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