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FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Fort Smith, AR · September 10, 1999

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Date
September 10, 1999 · 20:47 local
Place
Fort Smith, AR
Airport
Fort Smith Municipal
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9724B
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
N9724BRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 2026 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0994 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 172RGEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Enroute from pwa to lit, the oilot reported that he observed oil pressure out of limits high. He elected to land at fsm in order to have the problem investigated. When the landing gear was extended, the pilot observed that he did not get a "down and locked" indication. The pilot reported that he pumped the manual extension handle, and felt resistance. He flew by the tower for a visual check of the gear position, which was reported as extended, and subsequently executing a landing. The pilot stated that the a/c touched down and went off the right side of the runway as it settled on its right side, due to the fact that the right main landing gear had folded. As the a/c came to rest in the grass on the right hand side of the runway, the propellor hit one runway light, damaging a blade and fracturing the prop hub. Another runway light dented the r/h cabin door. The r/h horizontal stabilizer was substantially damaged when it made contact with the ground. The pilot was uninjured. The pilot stated the gear problem was a repeat discrepancy.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENROUTE FROM PWA TO LIT, THE OILOT REPORTED THAT HE OBSERVED OIL PRESSURE OUT OF LIMITS HIGH. HE ELECTED TO LAND AT FSM IN ORDER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM INVESTIGATED. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT HE DID NOT GET A "DOWN AND LOCKED" INDICATION. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PUMPED THE MANUAL EXTENSION HANDLE, AND FELT RESISTANCE. HE FLEW BY THE TOWER FOR A VISUAL CHECK OF THE GEAR POSITION, WHICH WAS REPORTED AS EXTENDED, AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXECUTING A LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN AND WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AS IT SETTLED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD FOLDED. AS THE A/C CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE PROPELLOR HIT ONE RUNWAY LIGHT, DAMAGING A BLADE AND FRACTURING THE PROP HUB. ANOTHER RUNWAY LIGHT DENTED THE R/H CABIN DOOR. THE R/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT STATED THE GEAR PROBLEM WAS A REPEAT DISCREPANCY.

Other reports on N9724B · 1

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

Incident 20060316004479ILevel Off Touchdown · Tulsa, OK(-23) While on a local FAR 141 training flight at riverside airport (rvs), the student and CFI heard an unusual thud sound and the CFI stated that the gear unsafe light was no longer illuminated. After attempts to extend the landing gear, the CFI stated that…Mar 16, 2006 · Minor damage