# Accident 19980517016169A: Cessna 172RG, Roberta, GA, May 17, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 17, 1998, 14:16 local time - Place: Roberta, GA - Airport: Roberta Industrial Park - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 32.7139° N, 84.0275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Roberta Industrial Park Airport (0GA9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7139&lon=-84.0275&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6562V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6562V) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG - Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6 - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA165) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517016169A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON MAY 17, 1998, ABOUT 1416 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172RG, N6562V, REGISTERED TO AVIATION ATLANTA, INC., EXPERIENCED COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN ROBERTA, GEORGIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1245, FROM THE DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT, CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE FLIGHT WHILE NEAR ROBERTA, GEORGIA, HE NOTED "DIMMING" OF THE RADIO FREQUENCY LIGHTS AND ALSO INITIALLY STATED THAT THE AMMETER INDICATED 0. HE EXECUTED THE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION PROCEDURES AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT, EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN RE-ESTABLISHING ELECTRICAL POWER. HE NOTED THE AIRSTRIP AND ELECTED TO LAND TO THE EAST ON THE 3,700-FOOT GRASS RUNWAY, FLAPS UP. HE PUMPED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN USING ABOUT 30 PUMPS OF THE HANDLE UNTIL HE HEARD AND IT FELT LIKE THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE TOUCHDOWN POINT WAS DETERMINED TO BE ABOUT 1,800 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE AIRSTRIP OWNER'S SON, ON THE DAY OF AND SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HIS FATHER TURNED ON THE MASTER SWITCH AND ELECTRICAL POWER WAS AVAILABLE. HE DID THIS TO CHECK THE FUEL GAUGES AND ALSO RAISED AND LOWERED THE FLAPS. ACCORDING TO PERSONNEL FROM THE FACILITY THAT PERFORMED THE STRUCTURAL REPAIRS TO THE AIRPLANE, NO MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED OR REQUIRED OF THE ELECTRICAL OR LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. ALSO, THERE WERE NO DAMAGED COMPONENTS IN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. ACCORDING TO THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES SECTION OF THE AIRPLANE INFORMATION MANUAL, THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP IS TO BE PUMPED UNTIL THE RESISTANCE BECOMES HEAVY; ABOUT 35 CYCLES. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE FLIGHT, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTORE ELECTRICAL POWER USING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BUT WAS UNABLE. HE PUMPED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN USING 30 PUMPS OF THE HANDLE TO THE POINT WHERE HE HEARD AND IT FELT LIKE THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. HE ELECTED TO LAND AT A NEARBY GRASS RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1,800 FEET DOWN THE 3,700 FOOT RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE MASTER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND POWER WAS AVAILABLE TO RAISE AND LOWER THE FLAPS. ADDITIONALLY, DURING REPAIR OF THE AIRPLANE FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT NO MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED OR REQUIRED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. ACCORDING TO THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES SECTION OF THE AIRPLANE INFORMATION MANUAL, THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP IS TO BE PUMPED UNTIL RESISTANCE IS HEAVY-ABOUT 35 CYCLES. (-23)MEDICAL - 1ST 98 FEB - PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER, HE THEREFORE HAD NO INDICATION THAT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED ANF WHAT QUANTITY OF FUEL HE HAD, ETC. HE ELECTED TO LAND AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT AT ROBERTA GA. THE RUNWAY WAS 3700 FT LONG. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROX 1000-1200 FT AND LEFT THE RUNWAY APPROX 2000 FT DOWN. (SEE NOTE) ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA98LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA165), May 17, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N6562V), Roberta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compliance with the emergency procedures for his failure to completely pump the main landing gear into the down and locked position. Contributing to the accident was the… ## Other reports on N6562V (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20080207831769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080207831769A), Feb 7, 2008: Cessna 172RG (N6562V), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) Cessna 172RG, N6562V while performing practice landing/take-off maneuvers experienced hydraulic sytem failure. Landing gear system failure occurred after… - [Incident 19961021040319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961021040319I), Oct 21, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N6562V), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Narrative: Ms. Gilmore was in the right seat of this C-172RG practicing for an initial CFI practical test forth coming. After landing on a touch and go the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.