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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Deland, FL · August 23, 2001

Date
August 23, 2001 · 09:00 local
Place
Deland, FL
Airport
Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
Phase of flight
Sfl Takeoff Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9520B
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total125 in this make and model200 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) Mr. Tobin s. williamson, pilot-in-command of N9520B (a Cessna 172RG), was giving flight instruction to Mr. Bradley k. sullivan a commercial pilot working on his flight instructor rating. They were practicing touch-and-go landings at Deland municipal airport, Deland, Florida. After doing a short field takeoff Mr. Williamson elected to give Mr. Sullivan a simulated engine failure requiring him to maneuver to land, again, on runway 23. Mr. Sullivan maneuvered to land on runway 23 and failed to properly lower the landing gear. When Mr. Williamson realized that the aircraft's landing gear was "up" he attempted to apply power and go-around. The aircraft, however, settled on to the runway and landed in a gear-up position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. TOBIN S. WILLIAMSON, PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N9520B (A CESSNA 172RG), WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO MR. BRADLEY K. SULLIVAN A COMMERCIAL PILOT WORKING ON HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RATING. THEY WERE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AT DELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DELAND, FLORIDA. AFTER DOING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF MR. WILLIAMSON ELECTED TO GIVE MR. SULLIVAN A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE REQUIRING HIM TO MANEUVER TO LAND, AGAIN, ON RUNWAY 23. MR. SULLIVAN MANEUVERED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23 AND FAILED TO PROPERLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. WHEN MR. WILLIAMSON REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR WAS "UP" HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY POWER AND GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER, SETTLED ON TO THE RUNWAY AND LANDED IN A GEAR-UP POSITION.

Other reports on N9520B · 2

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