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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Santa Ana, CA · September 29, 2003

Date: September 29, 2003 · 17:00 local
Place: Santa Ana, CA
Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9564B
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03LA290
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
Pilot’s flight hours: 410 total61 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

N9564BRegistration cancelled Dec 30, 2025 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0884 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Gear malfunction during attempt to extend gear in traffic pattern. Pilot departed pattern and attempted several remedies to fix the situation to no avail. Pilot elected to land gear up. Substantial damage to aircraft, no injuries. On October 1, 2003, an airworthiness inspector observed the functional test of the gear and they determined that the right pivot assembly had failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) GEAR MALFUNCTION DURING ATTEMPT TO EXTEND GEAR IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. PILOT DEPARTED PATTERN AND ATTEMPTED SEVERAL REMEDIES TO FIX THE SITUATION TO NO AVAIL. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES. ON OCTOBER 1, 2003, AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR OBSERVED THE FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE GEAR AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT PIVOT ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED.

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 LAX03LA290Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanta Ana, CAthe failure of the right main landing gear pivot assembly.Sep 30, 2003 · Substantial damage