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FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Newton, KS · October 4, 1996

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Date
October 4, 1996 · 16:07 local
Place
Newton, KS
Airport
Newton-City-County Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
OQDV
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5204U
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O360F1A6
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,007 total300 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

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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 October 4, 1996 at 1607 (4:07) local, a Cessna 172RG, N5204U, registered to hesston college, incurred a failure during a flight instruction training flight. A left hand main gear pivot failure p/n 2441100-1/9 occurred. It would later be discovered that the pivot shaft of P/N2441100-1/9 had sheared. The gear was manually extended, but failed to bring the left main gear to the down and locked position. After trying negative g's and slow flight to lock the gear with no success, the pilot elected to make a gear up landing on runway 17. With skies VFR and visiblility greater than 10 miles, the landing was successful. The aircraft received minor damage to the undercarriage sheet metal and damage to both blades of the propeller. The pilot and both occupants were not injured. The flight originated at Newton county airport, Kansas on October 4, 1996 at 1415. The pilot was mike wallace, certificate #532027104. The aircraft was VFR and no flight plan had been filed. This report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 4, 1996 AT 1607 (4:07) LOCAL, A CESSNA 172RG, N5204U, REGISTERED TO HESSTON COLLEGE, INCURRED A FAILURE DURING A FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TRAINING FLIGHT. A LEFT HAND MAIN GEAR PIVOT FAILURE P/N 2441100-1/9 OCCURRED. IT WOULD LATER BE DISCOVERED THAT THE PIVOT SHAFT OF P/N2441100-1/9 HAD SHEARED. THE GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED, BUT FAILED TO BRING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. AFTER TRYING NEGATIVE G'S AND SLOW FLIGHT TO LOCK THE GEAR WITH NO SUCCESS, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 17. WITH SKIES VFR AND VISIBLILITY GREATER THAN 10 MILES, THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE SHEET METAL AND DAMAGE TO BOTH BLADES OF THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NEWTON COUNTY AIRPORT, KANSAS ON OCTOBER 4, 1996 AT 1415. THE PILOT WAS MIKE WALLACE, CERTIFICATE #532027104. THE AIRCRAFT WAS VFR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.