Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear before touchdown.
NTSB analysis
At the conclusion of an uneventful flight, the pilot entered the airport traffic pattern for landing. The pilot reported that while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for landing, he failed to extend the landing gear and landed with the landing gear retracted. The airplane subsequently touched down on the runway and sustained substantial damage to the underside of the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident machinal malfunctions or failure with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA23LA129 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Feb 19, 2023
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Chatham, Massachusetts
- Nearest airport
- Chatham Muni (CQX)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna TR182
- N-number
- N711PD
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.