Cessna R182 incident near Jacksonville, Florida, July 15, 1985
On July 15, 1985 at about 5:54 pm local time, a Cessna R182, registered N6289T, suffered minor damage in an incident near Jacksonville, Florida (Jacksonville Int'L airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 15, 1985 · about 5:54 pm local time
- Place
- Jacksonville, Florida · Jacksonville Int'L · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182 · all R182s on the register
- Registration
- N6289T · registry record · serial R1820191
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN & ON HIS LANDING ROLLOUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE & NO ABNORMALITY WAS OBSERVED. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE OF THE MALFUNCTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AS DESCRIBED BY THE PLT.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,235 hours in all; 38 in this make and model; 212 in the last 90 days; 1,160 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 507 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 1, 1984; 103 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,200 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-540-J3C5D (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Tampa Airways INC.
The flight
- Departed from: ORL Orlando FL at 5:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 25, 8,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:49 pm from JAX, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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