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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Wilmington, NC · February 3, 2003

Date: February 3, 2003 · 14:15 local
Place: Wilmington, NC
Airport: New Hanover County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9537B
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Reported engine: Lycoming O360F1A6
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 450 total65 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N9537BRegistration cancelled Jun 16, 2015 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0863 · Built 1981 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) Aircraft departed ilm on 02-03-2003 at 1235. After about a one hour flight the aircraft (N9537B) was inbound for landing and attempted to lower the landing gear. A landing gear "green" light was not observed in the cockpit. The "amber" in transit light stayed illuminated. The pilot and passenger were able to confirm that the main landing gear was down but could not see the nose gear. A fly-by of the tower was completed and the tower informed the pilot that the nose gear was in the up/stowed position. Several more attempts were made to lower the landing gear (both normal and manual) to no avail. The pilot elected to land the aircraft with the left and right mains extended and the nose in the stowed position. An uneventful landing was completed and both the pilot and passenger safely egressed the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ILM ON 02-03-2003 AT 1235. AFTER ABOUT A ONE HOUR FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT (N9537B) WAS INBOUND FOR LANDING AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. A LANDING GEAR "GREEN" LIGHT WAS NOT OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT. THE "AMBER" IN TRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN BUT COULD NOT SEE THE NOSE GEAR. A FLY-BY OF THE TOWER WAS COMPLETED AND THE TOWER INFORMED THE PILOT THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS IN THE UP/STOWED POSITION. SEVERAL MORE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR (BOTH NORMAL AND MANUAL) TO NO AVAIL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAINS EXTENDED AND THE NOSE IN THE STOWED POSITION. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS COMPLETED AND BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SAFELY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N9537B · 1

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

Incident 20050415010089ITakeoff Ground Roll · Spartanburg, SC(-23) During take-off roll the nose wheel collapsed and the prop struck the runway. No sheet metal or other damage to aircraft.Apr 15, 2005 · Minor damage