19990419020999I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Billings, MT · April 19, 1999

Date
April 19, 1999 · 16:00 local
Place
Billings, MT
Airport
Billings Logan International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6525R
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O360F1A6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
590 total25 in this make and model122 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.

(-5) Pic/instructor stated they were practicing touch and go's on runway 28L with the wind at 290 and 17 knots. During the second touch and go, after a short field landing with full flaps, the student raised the landing gear lever instead of the flap handle. The nose gear retracted and the nose of the aircraft contacted the runway. The aircraft slid off the runway. Propeller and nose gear doors damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) PIC/INSTRUCTOR STATED THEY WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S ON RUNWAY 28L WITH THE WIND AT 290 AND 17 KNOTS. DURING THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO, AFTER A SHORT FIELD LANDING WITH FULL FLAPS, THE STUDENT RAISED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER INSTEAD OF THE FLAP HANDLE. THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY. PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR DOORS DAMAGED.

Other reports on N6525R · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.