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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · North Kingstown, RI · July 15, 2002

Date: July 15, 2002 · 11:23 local
Place: North Kingstown, RI
Airport: Quonset State
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5099V
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Reported engine: Lycoming O360F1A6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 863 total53 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N5099VRegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0449 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was practicing touch and go landings at Quonset State Airport. On this landing the nose gear collapsed. The prop struck the pavement 8 times prior to engine stopping. Cowling struck pavement after the propeller. Pilot stated that he did his gump checks and verified landing gear down and green light. He states that he landed on the mains, then the nose came down and just kept coming down. Next thing he knew the prop was striking the runway. When RI airport corp inspectors arrived the gear handle was in the down position and the flap handle was also down. The aircraft had work performed on the landing gear approximately one week prior to the accident. Airworthiness will be present for the swinging of the landing gear and the verification of proper rigging of the gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT QUONSET STATE AIRPORT. ON THIS LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PROP STRUCK THE PAVEMENT 8 TIMES PRIOR TO ENGINE STOPPING. COWLING STRUCK PAVEMENT AFTER THE PROPELLER. PILOT STATED THAT HE DID HIS GUMP CHECKS AND VERIFIED LANDING GEAR DOWN AND GREEN LIGHT. HE STATES THAT HE LANDED ON THE MAINS, THEN THE NOSE CAME DOWN AND JUST KEPT COMING DOWN. NEXT THING HE KNEW THE PROP WAS STRIKING THE RUNWAY. WHEN RI AIRPORT CORP INSPECTORS ARRIVED THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE FLAP HANDLE WAS ALSO DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD WORK PERFORMED ON THE LANDING GEAR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AIRWORTHINESS WILL BE PRESENT FOR THE SWINGING OF THE LANDING GEAR AND THE VERIFICATION OF PROPER RIGGING OF THE GEAR.