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FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · New Castle, IN · June 16, 1996

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Date
June 16, 1996 · 13:00 local
Place
New Castle, IN
Airport
New Castle-Henry Co Municipal Ar
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N55211
Reported as
Cessna 172P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
140 total80 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N55211Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17275135 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 172PEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on approach to fnt landing gear was lowered in preparation for landing. During extension a loud bang was heard followed by no green light for the right main landing gear. The gears were cycled several times with no help, also 3 fly-bys of the tower reported the gear appeared to be extended. An emergency was declared and the "landing with a defective main gear" checklist was performed. Upon touchdown the right main gear collapsed, the aircraft came to rest with minor damage to the right wing tip, right flap and right elevator. No injuries noted. Examination of the right main landing gear revealed a broken fork bolt. This bolt appeared to have been cracked for some time, but due to its location in the aft push-pull rod assembly this condition could not be detected during a routine inspection. Completing an m or d is planned.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APPROACH TO FNT LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. DURING EXTENSION A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY NO GREEN LIGHT FOR THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE GEARS WERE CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO HELP, ALSO 3 FLY-BYS OF THE TOWER REPORTED THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE EXTENDED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE "LANDING WITH A DEFECTIVE MAIN GEAR" CHECKLIST WAS PERFORMED. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT FLAP AND RIGHT ELEVATOR. NO INJURIES NOTED. EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR REVEALED A BROKEN FORK BOLT. THIS BOLT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CRACKED FOR SOME TIME, BUT DUE TO ITS LOCATION IN THE AFT PUSH-PULL ROD ASSEMBLY THIS CONDITION COULD NOT BE DETECTED DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION. COMPLETING AN M OR D IS PLANNED.

Other reports on N55211 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20210417006459ICruise/Level Flight · Ankeny, IAApproximately 5 miles east of the Ankeny Airport the pilot observed smoke emanating from the engine cowling and entering the cockpit. The pilot opened the window and performed an emergency decent. The pilot determined the fire to be electrical in nature,…Apr 17, 2021 · Minor damageAccident 19850412014459AFinal Approach · Phillipsburg, OHStruck powerlines 30 feet AGL on final. Aircraft impacted ground inverted one half mile from runway.Apr 12, 1985 · Substantial damage