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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R172K · Portland, ME · October 13, 2003

Date: October 13, 2003 · 17:23 local
Place: Portland, ME
Airport: Portland International Jetport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N736RX
Reported as: Cessna R172K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 150 total70 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N736RXRegistered now · Cessna R172KS/N R1722739 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna R172K Engine modelContinental IO-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 landing roll-out the main gear of the amphibious floats retracted. The pilot thought he was experiencing a flat tire. He veered the aircraft off the runway in an attempt to minimize damage. The pilot stated that all indications were indicating the landing gear were "down and locked". The witness flags (indicating gear extended) on the float decks and four green lights in the cockpit verified gear-down position. There was no obvious explanation for the gear to have retracted during a preliminary inspection. A thorough inspection is being conducted to determine the cause.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON LANDING ROLL-OUT THE MAIN GEAR OF THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS RETRACTED. THE PILOT THOUGHT HE WAS EXPERIENCING A FLAT TIRE. HE VEERED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT ALL INDICATIONS WERE INDICATING THE LANDING GEAR WERE "DOWN AND LOCKED". THE WITNESS FLAGS (INDICATING GEAR EXTENDED) ON THE FLOAT DECKS AND FOUR GREEN LIGHTS IN THE COCKPIT VERIFIED GEAR-DOWN POSITION. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS EXPLANATION FOR THE GEAR TO HAVE RETRACTED DURING A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. A THOROUGH INSPECTION IS BEING CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.

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