Cessna T182RG accident near Casper, Wyoming, October 4, 1993
On October 4, 1993, a Cessna T182RG, registered N999RG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Casper, Wyoming (Natrona County 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
INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE HYDRAULIC LINE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 4, 1993
- Place
- Casper, Wyoming · Natrona County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T182RG · all T182RGs on the register
- Registration
- N999RG · no longer on the register · serial R18201289
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR AND SLID OFF THE RUNWAY. A LEAK IN THE HYDRAULIC LINE (CESSNA P/N 228001-13) WAS FOUND WHERE IT WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE THROTTLE CABLE.
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, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,850 hours in all; 470 in this make and model; 39 in the last 90 days; 7 in the last 30 days; 960 as pilot in command; 97 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,051 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 3, 1993; 77 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-540-L3C5D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: JAC Jackson WY at 9:30 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 17, 7,696 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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