# NTSB Accident CHI90LA170
> **CESSNA R182** · 1990-07-06 · LAMBERTVILLE, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI90LA170
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23636
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-07-06
- **Location:** LAMBERTVILLE, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.739246, -83.620201
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** R182
- **Registration:** N757DG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

PILOT IN COMMAND'S MIS-PLACEMENT OF THE AIRPLANES LANDING GEAR LEVER IN THE 'UP' POSITION WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS ON THE GROUND, THEREBY ALLOWING THE LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH, LOCATED IN THE NOSE GEAR COMPARTMENT, TO FUNCTION AS A RETRACTING CONTROLLER DURING THE SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF PROCEDURE.

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