# Incident 19960616028779I: Cessna 172P, New Castle, IN, June 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: New Castle, IN
- Airport: New Castle-Henry Co Municipal Ar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9198° N, 85.3701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Castle, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9198&lon=-85.3701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55211, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 80 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616028779I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 20210417006459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210417006459I), Apr 17, 2021: Cessna 172P (N55211), Ankeny, IA, Minor damage. Approximately 5 miles east of the Ankeny Airport the pilot observed smoke emanating from the engine cowling and entering the cockpit. The pilot opened the…
- [Accident 19850412014459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850412014459A), Apr 12, 1985: Cessna 172P (N55211), Phillipsburg, OH, Substantial damage. Struck powerlines 30 feet AGL on final. Aircraft impacted ground inverted one half mile from runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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