| Crash location | 40.978334°N, 85.195000°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Fort Wayne, IN
41.130604°N, 85.128860°W 11.1 miles away |
| Tail number | N2878W |
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| Accident date | 10 Apr 2006 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 182 RG |
| Additional details: | None |
The single-engine, high-wing retractable gear airplane sustained substantial damage when the airplane impacted the runway after a gear-up landing. The pilot reported that he had performed four practice instrument approaches. After the final approach, the pilot was cleared to circle to land on runway 23. The pilot reported that he failed to lower the landing gear prior to landing, and the airplane touched down about 300 feet from the threshold in a gear-up configuration. The pilot reported that the landing gear warning horn did not sound prior to touchdown.
The pilot failed to lower the landing gear prior to landing.