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FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Warrensburg, MO · January 8, 2004

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Date
January 8, 2004 · 14:00 local
Place
Warrensburg, MO
Airport
Skyhaven Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9084F
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,399 total80 in this make and model164 in the last 90 days
N9084FRegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0352 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172RGEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) 14 CFR part 141 instructional flight originated from cmsu max b. swisher Skyhaven Airport (9K4), Warrensburg, Missouri, around 12:00 CST. Upon return to 9K4, right downwind for runway 18 was entered and landing gear was lowered. Pilot states that the main landing gear appeared down and locked, but there was no green landing gear down indicator light. Gear was cycled with no change, and aircraft exited the pattern where an unsuccessful emergency gear extension was attempted. Pilot informed Skyhaven UNICOM of the situation and obtained visual verification from another aircraft that the nose landing gear was not extended. Many attempts to extend the nose landing gear, using various flight maneuvers were performed without success. A main gear down landing was accomplished on runway 18, with no injuries and minor aircraft damage. Maintenance found the outboard edge of both landing gear doors wedged inside the landing gear well, preventing the gear from extending. FAA form 8010-4 was generated, recommending closer inspection of nose gear well bumpers and strict adherence to nose gear door and lower cowl clearance. Incident privacy data omitted is considered closed. Landing gear malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 14 CFR PART 141 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CMSU MAX B. SWISHER SKYHAVEN AIRPORT (9K4), WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI, AROUND 12:00 CST. UPON RETURN TO 9K4, RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 18 WAS ENTERED AND LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED. PILOT STATES THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED, BUT THERE WAS NO GREEN LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHT. GEAR WAS CYCLED WITH NO CHANGE, AND AIRCRAFT EXITED THE PATTERN WHERE AN UNSUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS ATTEMPTED. PILOT INFORMED SKYHAVEN UNICOM OF THE SITUATION AND OBTAINED VISUAL VERIFICATION FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. MANY ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, USING VARIOUS FLIGHT MANEUVERS WERE PERFORMED WITHOUT SUCCESS. A MAIN GEAR DOWN LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON RUNWAY 18, WITH NO INJURIES AND MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE OUTBOARD EDGE OF BOTH LANDING GEAR DOORS WEDGED INSIDE THE LANDING GEAR WELL, PREVENTING THE GEAR FROM EXTENDING. FAA FORM 8010-4 WAS GENERATED, RECOMMENDING CLOSER INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR WELL BUMPERS AND STRICT ADHERENCE TO NOSE GEAR DOOR AND LOWER COWL CLEARANCE. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION.