20010723019739I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Olathe, KS · July 23, 2001

Date: July 23, 2001 · 08:30 local
Place: Olathe, KS
Airport: New Century Aircenter Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4835V
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total100 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N4835VRegistration cancelled May 6, 2019 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0396 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot had intended to land at ottawa airport (owi), ottawa, KS to get fuel. On the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, the gear handle was placed in the down position. The main gear extended normally, but the nose gear remained up and locked. The FBO at ottawa confirmed the gear position from a fly by. The pilot then elected to proceed to new Century Aircenter, (ixd), where the tower confirmed that the nose gear was retracted and the main gear was extended. The pilot made a gear up landing on the grass next to runway 18. The aircraft sustained minimal damage, and the pilot and passenger were not injured. Incident #CE2001IGA0054 is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT HAD INTENDED TO LAND AT OTTAWA AIRPORT (OWI), OTTAWA, KS TO GET FUEL. ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE MAIN GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY, BUT THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED UP AND LOCKED. THE FBO AT OTTAWA CONFIRMED THE GEAR POSITION FROM A FLY BY. THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO PROCEED TO NEW CENTURY AIRCENTER, (IXD), WHERE THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND THE MAIN GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE PILOT MADE A GEAR UP LANDING ON THE GRASS NEXT TO RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. INCIDENT #CE2001IGA0054 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.