Cessna 182RG accident near Salina, Kansas, May 24, 1990
On May 24, 1990 at about 9:05 pm local time, a Cessna 182RG, registered N7311S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Salina, Kansas (Salina airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 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
GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED NOT IDENTIFIED, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES NOT PERFORMED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 24, 1990 · about 9:05 pm local time
- Place
- Salina, Kansas · Salina · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182RG · all 182RGs on the register
- Registration
- N7311S · registry record · serial R18201703
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING THE LANDING ROLL, WITH THE NOSE WHEEL DOWN, BUT THE MAINS IN TRAIL POSITION, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED DOWN TO THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A NON-FUNCTIONING GEAR-DOWN HORN, AND THE LDG GEAR HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS PRODUCING INSUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO SECURE THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,874 hours in all; 2,613 in this make and model; 107 in the last 90 days; 47 in the last 30 days; 2,678 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 3,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-540-J3C5D (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Awi INC.
The flight
- Departed from: LAS Las Vegas NV at 3:00 pm
- Destination: SLN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 13,337 ft by 200 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:50 pm from SLN, 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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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MKC90LA114.