20020510012069I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Boulder, CO · May 10, 2002

Date: May 10, 2002 · 13:15 local
Place: Boulder, CO
Airport: Boulder Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6529V
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 220 total4 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N6529VRegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0755 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During a cross-country flight originating from Boulder, Colorado, the pilot reported hearing a thump, similar to the sound initial landing gear extension makes. The pilot elected to divert to meadowlake (00V) due to high winds at the destination airport, hays, Kansas (hys). Pilot reduced power and descended into meadowlake. The gear horn activated and after extending the gear and the horn did not cease. Pilot pumped the emergency gear handle 50 times and visual confirmed the gear was not down and locked. Pilot contacted flatiron aviation, a fix base operation (FBO) at Boulder airport and said that the gear would not extend. The pilot executed a gear up landing. The airplane is owned by perreult aircraft services LLC., of Boulder, Colorado.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM BOULDER, COLORADO, THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A THUMP, SIMILAR TO THE SOUND INITIAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION MAKES. THE PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO MEADOWLAKE (00V) DUE TO HIGH WINDS AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, HAYS, KANSAS (HYS). PILOT REDUCED POWER AND DESCENDED INTO MEADOWLAKE. THE GEAR HORN ACTIVATED AND AFTER EXTENDING THE GEAR AND THE HORN DID NOT CEASE. PILOT PUMPED THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE 50 TIMES AND VISUAL CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT CONTACTED FLATIRON AVIATION, A FIX BASE OPERATION (FBO) AT BOULDER AIRPORT AND SAID THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GEAR UP LANDING. THE AIRPLANE IS OWNED BY PERREULT AIRCRAFT SERVICES LLC., OF BOULDER, COLORADO.