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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Norman, OK · October 20, 2003

Date: October 20, 2003 · 19:45 local
Place: Norman, OK
Airport: University Of Oklahoma
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: QFGS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5487R
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,650 total50 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days

N5487RRegistration cancelled May 12, 2017 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0063 · 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) On the first touch and go landing the gear came down normally. The gear was raised and locked with positive indication. The gear handle was lowered and gear appeared to cycle down but the gear down light did not illuminate. Pilot informed tower and requested an area to troubleshoot malfunction. Airman flight school was notified and came up on 123.75 to assist in troubleshooting malfunction. Emergency checklist was gone through 4 or 5 times. Different ways were tried to lower gear. Tower fly-by confirmed left main was not down and locked. Decision was made to retract gear and do a gear up landing. Landing was uneventful. Aircraft sustained prop damage and lower fuselage damage from impacting the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY. THE GEAR WAS RAISED AND LOCKED WITH POSITIVE INDICATION. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED AND GEAR APPEARED TO CYCLE DOWN BUT THE GEAR DOWN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PILOT INFORMED TOWER AND REQUESTED AN AREA TO TROUBLESHOOT MALFUNCTION. AIRMAN FLIGHT SCHOOL WAS NOTIFIED AND CAME UP ON 123.75 TO ASSIST IN TROUBLESHOOTING MALFUNCTION. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS GONE THROUGH 4 OR 5 TIMES. DIFFERENT WAYS WERE TRIED TO LOWER GEAR. TOWER FLY-BY CONFIRMED LEFT MAIN WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. DECISION WAS MADE TO RETRACT GEAR AND DO A GEAR UP LANDING. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED PROP DAMAGE AND LOWER FUSELAGE DAMAGE FROM IMPACTING THE RUNWAY.