Cessna TR182 accident near Little Rock, Arkansas, December 22, 2000
On December 22, 2000 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Cessna TR182, registered N2225T, was substantially damaged in an accident near Little Rock, Arkansas (Adams Field). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the failure of the right main landing gear actuator.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 22, 2000 · about 7:00 pm local time · cases in 2000
- Place
- Little Rock, Arkansas · Adams Field · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TR182 · all TR182s on the register
- Registration
- N2225T · registry record · serial 001
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During the landing roll, the airplane exited the runway following a failure of the right main landing gear to extend and lock into the down position. The operator reported a mechanical failure of the right main gear actuator. Total accumulated time on the part was approximately 3,500 hours. No open discrepancies were found in the maintenance records. All gear extension and retraction tests performed during several 100-hour inspections and the last annual inspection indicated that the gear retraction and extension checked 'normal.'
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,522 hours in all; 4 in this make and model; 28 in the last 90 days; 13 in the last 30 days; 1,968 as pilot in command; 640 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,459 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, September 18, 2000; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-540-L3C5D (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Alpha Tango Flying Serv. INC.
The flight
- Departed from: SAT San Antonio TX at 2:15 pm
- Destination: LIT
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 4L, 8,273 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 25°F (-4°C), dew point 1°F (-17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:53 pm from LIT
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2225T the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N2225T on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna TR182 Turbo Skylane RG 465 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,682 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming O-540-L3C5D 18 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field · nearest airport
- San Antonio International · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Arkansas 1,582 since 1982 · 177 in the last ten years
- Arkansas 3,494 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N2225T 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/FTW01LA044.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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