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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Houston, TX · September 4, 2003

Date: September 4, 2003 · 10:30 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4221
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,268 total85 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N4221Registration cancelled Dec 26, 2023 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0019 · Built 1979 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(-23) The pilot reported a "pop" when the landing gear was retracted on takeoff. No other anomalies were noted at that time. Upon return to the same airport, the main landing gear would not extend completely. The pilot reported to the tower that he would have to initiate an emergency landing. The pilot was able to retract the gear and made a successful emergency gear up landing with minimal damage to the aircraft. Post examination of the landing gear system by a 14 CFR part 145 repair station revealed that the main landing gear actuator had fractured and failed. The repair station will submit a malfunction defect report as required by their inspection procedures manual.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED A "POP" WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED ON TAKEOFF. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE NOTED AT THAT TIME. UPON RETURN TO THE SAME AIRPORT, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND COMPLETELY. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE TOWER THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO INITIATE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RETRACT THE GEAR AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. POST EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM BY A 14 CFR PART 145 REPAIR STATION REVEALED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR HAD FRACTURED AND FAILED. THE REPAIR STATION WILL SUBMIT A MALFUNCTION DEFECT REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THEIR INSPECTION PROCEDURES MANUAL.

Other reports on N4221 · 1

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

Incident 19960424029589IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Houston, TXNarrative: pilot was flying a VFR pleasure flight after making a normal landing and turning off the runway, the pilot mistakenly raised the gear lever to the up position. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to a stop. This report closes this…Apr 24, 1996 · Minor damage