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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Schenectady, NY · June 17, 2002

Date: June 17, 2002 · 11:30 local
Place: Schenectady, NY
Airport: Schenectady County
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9437D
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Pilot’s flight hours: 852 total11 in this make and model126 in the last 90 days

N9437DRegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG1161 · Built 1984 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) Commercial pilot student was practicing touch and go landings with an instructor when the nose landing gear collapsed during take off sequence. The instructor stated the approach and landing were normal with a safe gear indication. After aircraft came to rest he noted the landing gear handle in the up position. The student believes he knocked the gear handle out of the down position with his knee. An inspection and operational checked of the landing gear systems did not reveal any abnormalities.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) COMMERCIAL PILOT STUDENT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WITH AN INSTRUCTOR WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKE OFF SEQUENCE. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL WITH A SAFE GEAR INDICATION. AFTER AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST HE NOTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. THE STUDENT BELIEVES HE KNOCKED THE GEAR HANDLE OUT OF THE DOWN POSITION WITH HIS KNEE. AN INSPECTION AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEMS DID NOT REVEAL ANY ABNORMALITIES.

Other reports on N9437D · 1

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

Incident 19870514023279IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Glens Falls, NYGear inadvertently retracted during rollout.May 14, 1987 · Minor damage