20010815021139I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Orlando, FL · August 15, 2001

Date
August 15, 2001 · 16:28 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando Sanford Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
CE8S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5404V
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O360F1A6
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
922 total89 in this make and model42 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.

(-23) On August 15, 2001, at 1628EDT, a Cessna 172RG, N5404V, operated by the comair aviation academy and piloted by Mr. Brian wade, retracted the landing gear prematurely during a touch and go landing at the Orlando Sanford international airport, near Sanford, FL. Before the flight instructor, Mr. Brandon kenning could stop the gear from retracting, the nose wheel had unlocked and retracted. The aircraft received damage to the prop, nosewheel gear doors, and the lower engine cowling. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. There were no injuries to the 3 persons on board the airplane. The flight instructor, Mr. Brandon w. kenning, holds a commercial pilot certificate with an instrument rating number 257652373. The training flight originated at the Orlando Sanford international airport on August 15, 2001, at approximately 1530 EDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 15, 2001, AT 1628EDT, A CESSNA 172RG, N5404V, OPERATED BY THE COMAIR AVIATION ACADEMY AND PILOTED BY MR. BRIAN WADE, RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR PREMATURELY DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT THE ORLANDO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEAR SANFORD, FL. BEFORE THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, MR. BRANDON KENNING COULD STOP THE GEAR FROM RETRACTING, THE NOSE WHEEL HAD UNLOCKED AND RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROP, NOSEWHEEL GEAR DOORS, AND THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE 3 PERSONS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, MR. BRANDON W. KENNING, HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING NUMBER 257652373. THE TRAINING FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ORLANDO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON AUGUST 15, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 EDT.