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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R172K · Detroit/Grosse, MI · June 1, 2003

Date: June 1, 2003 · 18:05 local
Place: Detroit/Grosse, MI
Airport: Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N172SP
Reported as: Cessna R172K
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 587 total282 in this make and model98 in the last 90 days

N172SPRegistered now · Cessna R172KS/N R172-2842 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna R172K Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) The pilot (charles d. gillan) stated that while on base leg, he changed his mind from landing on rwy 4, to do a "touch and go" on the water to the right side of that rwy but had already completed the landing checklist (to rwy 4). He neglected to retract the landing gear prior to touch down, which caused the acft to flip over on the water.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT (CHARLES D. GILLAN) STATED THAT WHILE ON BASE LEG, HE CHANGED HIS MIND FROM LANDING ON RWY 4, TO DO A "TOUCH AND GO" ON THE WATER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THAT RWY BUT HAD ALREADY COMPLETED THE LANDING CHECKLIST (TO RWY 4). HE NEGLECTED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN, WHICH CAUSED THE ACFT TO FLIP OVER ON THE WATER.

Other reports on N172SP · 2

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

Accident 20230901014889ACruise/Level Flight · Plover, WIPIC indicated that he had taken the aircraft for service of the landing gear actuators at the south st paul, MN airport (ksgs). When the aircraft was released, the PIC noticed that there were several control settings that were not in their normal position.…Sep 1, 2023 · Substantial damage Incident 20020711036449IFinal Approach · Detroit/Grosse, MI(-23) On final approach the engine quit, after setting up for best glide, I attempted to restart & engine restarted for 10 seconds, I then ditched the aircraft 1500' short of runway 35 in the water.Jul 11, 2002 · Minor damage