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FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Palo Alto, CA · September 3, 1996

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Date
September 3, 1996 · 17:47 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6467V
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,660 total100 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N6467VRegistration cancelled Nov 8, 2010 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0719 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172RGEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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 September 3, 1996, at approximately 1747 PST, a Cessna 172RG, N6467V, operated by Mr. Mark bakhit, a certificated pilot, made a nose gear up landing at Palo Alto airport (pao), CA. The damage to the aircraft was limited to the nose of the aircraft and propeller, minor sheet metal damage, nose landing gear, and the nose landing gear door. There was no apparent structural damage. The damage is determined to be minor. Mr. Bakhit (an instructor pilot) stated that at approximately 1725L he was conducting a local instrument training flight, practicing approach to landing stalls with a Mr. Elam dorsey (a private pilot practicing for a commercial check ride). His flight was VFR and no flight plan was filed. The pilots were on approach when they did not feel the nose gear lower. Mr. Bakhit took control of the aircraft and verified that the main gear had extended and the nose gear did not with the pao tower. After approximately thirty (30) attempts of recycling the gear and fifteen (15) attempts of emergency extension Mr. Bakhit declared an emergency. Mr. Bakhit made a nose gear up landing at 1747 PST on runway 30. A visual inspection of the aircraft determined the damage to be minor. Cause of the nose landing gear not extending cannot be determined at this time. Requested a m or d be submitted upon determination and repair. No FAA 8020-11 generated. This terminates the investigation and this report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1747 PST, A CESSNA 172RG, N6467V, OPERATED BY MR. MARK BAKHIT, A CERTIFICATED PILOT, MADE A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING AT PALO ALTO AIRPORT (PAO), CA. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLER, MINOR SHEET METAL DAMAGE, NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR. THERE WAS NO APPARENT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE IS DETERMINED TO BE MINOR. MR. BAKHIT (AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT) STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 1725L HE WAS CONDUCTING A LOCAL INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLIGHT, PRACTICING APPROACH TO LANDING STALLS WITH A MR. ELAM DORSEY (A PRIVATE PILOT PRACTICING FOR A COMMERCIAL CHECK RIDE). HIS FLIGHT WAS VFR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOTS WERE ON APPROACH WHEN THEY DID NOT FEEL THE NOSE GEAR LOWER. MR. BAKHIT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND VERIFIED THAT THE MAIN GEAR HAD EXTENDED AND THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT WITH THE PAO TOWER. AFTER APPROXIMATELY THIRTY (30) ATTEMPTS OF RECYCLING THE GEAR AND FIFTEEN (15) ATTEMPTS OF EMERGENCY EXTENSION MR. BAKHIT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. MR. BAKHIT MADE A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING AT 1747 PST ON RUNWAY 30. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DETERMINED THE DAMAGE TO BE MINOR. CAUSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR NOT EXTENDING CANNOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. REQUESTED A M OR D BE SUBMITTED UPON DETERMINATION AND REPAIR. NO FAA 8020-11 GENERATED. THIS TERMINATES THE INVESTIGATION AND THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.