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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Ocean City, NJ · September 8, 1997

Date: September 8, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place: Ocean City, NJ
Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5132U
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,836 total5,403 in this make and model639 in the last 90 days

N5132URegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0250 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine 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: the pilot stated he proceeded to perform the pre-landing check list by extending the gear and visually acknowledging their extension powering back as necessary, extending flaps as necessary, and then turning base. While on base leg, he said "I then proceeded to check the airplane again for all 'bells and whistles,' that could possibly go off, hampering the safety of the landing". He said I then proceeded to turn final, slowly descending down for the runway, expecting the gear to touch softly on the runway, when I realized that the gear had folded up and the airplane was on her belly skidding down the middle of the 06 runway. Further evaluation of the landing gear system will be made at a later date.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED HE PROCEEDED TO PERFORM THE PRE-LANDING CHECK LIST BY EXTENDING THE GEAR AND VISUALLY ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR EXTENSION POWERING BACK AS NECESSARY, EXTENDING FLAPS AS NECESSARY, AND THEN TURNING BASE. WHILE ON BASE LEG, HE SAID "I THEN PROCEEDED TO CHECK THE AIRPLANE AGAIN FOR ALL 'BELLS AND WHISTLES,' THAT COULD POSSIBLY GO OFF, HAMPERING THE SAFETY OF THE LANDING". HE SAID I THEN PROCEEDED TO TURN FINAL, SLOWLY DESCENDING DOWN FOR THE RUNWAY, EXPECTING THE GEAR TO TOUCH SOFTLY ON THE RUNWAY, WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE GEAR HAD FOLDED UP AND THE AIRPLANE WAS ON HER BELLY SKIDDING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE 06 RUNWAY. FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WILL BE MADE AT A LATER DATE.