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FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Sanford, FL · February 24, 2003

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Date
February 24, 2003 · 14:25 local
Place
Sanford, FL
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
CE8S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5177R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA03LA070
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
721 total100 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N5177RRegistration cancelled May 27, 2010 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0045 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172RGEngine 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) On February 24, 2003, at 1425 eastern time, a Cessna 172RG, N5177R operated by comair aviation academy and piloted by Mr. Matthew warner, was unable to completely extend the landing gear of the aircraft. Mr. Warner after flying off the extra fuel, landed the aircraft with the nose gear down and locked and the main landing gear partially extended. Damage was limited to the marker beacon antenna, tail tie down, right horizontal stabilizer, right elevator, and the plastic wing tip on the right wing. After the aircraft was moved to a hangar, inspection of the landing gear powerpack showed that it was empty of hydraulic fluid. Hydraulic fluid was found on the belly of the aircraft and under the floor panels on the right side of the aircraft. While servicing the powerpack with hydraulic fluid a leak was discovered in the return line to the powerpack reservoir. Inspection of the return line showed that the line (aluminum tubing) had been cut into approximately seven times by an unknown sharp object.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 24, 2003, AT 1425 EASTERN TIME, A CESSNA 172RG, N5177R OPERATED BY COMAIR AVIATION ACADEMY AND PILOTED BY MR. MATTHEW WARNER, WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETELY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. MR. WARNER AFTER FLYING OFF THE EXTRA FUEL, LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE MARKER BEACON ANTENNA, TAIL TIE DOWN, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RIGHT ELEVATOR, AND THE PLASTIC WING TIP ON THE RIGHT WING. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A HANGAR, INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR POWERPACK SHOWED THAT IT WAS EMPTY OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS FOUND ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND UNDER THE FLOOR PANELS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE SERVICING THE POWERPACK WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID A LEAK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE RETURN LINE TO THE POWERPACK RESERVOIR. INSPECTION OF THE RETURN LINE SHOWED THAT THE LINE (ALUMINUM TUBING) HAD BEEN CUT INTO APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIMES BY AN UNKNOWN SHARP OBJECT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA03LA070Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanford, FLThe intentional cutting of the hydraulic line by an unknown person resulting in the loss of hydraulic fluid and the inability of the pilot-in-command to extend and lock the main landing gear, and subsequent collapse of the main landing gear after touchdown.Feb 24, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5177R · 1

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

Incident 20020731021709ILevel Off Touchdown · Orlando, FL(-23) Flight instructor kelli warner was conducting instrument instruction for her student, spencer campbell, on 07-31-2002. Upon completing a vor-dme runway 25 approach to Orlando Executive Airport (orl), Orlando, Florida, they performed a touch and go on…Jul 31, 2002 · Minor damage