20030523010059I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Columbus, OH · May 23, 2003

Date: May 23, 2003 · 10:15 local
Place: Columbus, OH
Airport: Ohio State University
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: IKBS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N20SU
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,200 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot reported hearing a very loud pop sound. Then noticed the left main landing gear was hanging out of the wheel well. Upon putting the gear selector in the down position, the right main and the nose landing gear extended fully. The left main was still hanging loose. An attempt to pump down the left main gear with the emergency pump was unsuccessful. The gear selector was placed back into the up position and the aircraft made a landing in the grass. Damage to the aircraft was minor. Two antennas on the belly of the aircraft were broken off, and the engine muffler was bent. The aircraft was put into the hangar and the landing gear was inspected.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A VERY LOUD POP SOUND. THEN NOTICED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS HANGING OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL. UPON PUTTING THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE RIGHT MAIN AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED FULLY. THE LEFT MAIN WAS STILL HANGING LOOSE. AN ATTEMPT TO PUMP DOWN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY PUMP WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED BACK INTO THE UP POSITION AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LANDING IN THE GRASS. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR. TWO ANTENNAS ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE BROKEN OFF, AND THE ENGINE MUFFLER WAS BENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT INTO THE HANGAR AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS INSPECTED.