20040115003359I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172L · Show Low, AZ · January 15, 2004

Date: January 15, 2004 · 08:00 local
Place: Show Low, AZ
Airport: Show Low Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7612G
Reported as: Cessna 172L
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total400 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N7612GRegistered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17259312 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 172L Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot departed dvt and planned to fly to des moines, Iowa. While cruising @ 9000 ft. (AGL) approx. 30 miles northwest of showlow, AZ, poor weather determined a precautionary landing @ sow. The second pilot set the a/c up for a normal landing on the east-west runway @ Show Low (sow). At approx. 30 ft (AGL) the pilot/owner noticed that the l/h wing was low and took over the controls. In the process of the touchdown the a/c contacted the runway hard on the l/h main gear, then the r/h main gear, and finally the nose gear. The results were a cracked l/h main wheel hub, a bent nosewheel fork. There were no injuries to the occupants or post-event fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED DVT AND PLANNED TO FLY TO DES MOINES, IOWA. WHILE CRUISING @ 9000 FT. (AGL) APPROX. 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHOWLOW, AZ, POOR WEATHER DETERMINED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING @ SOW. THE SECOND PILOT SET THE A/C UP FOR A NORMAL LANDING ON THE EAST-WEST RUNWAY @ SHOW LOW (SOW). AT APPROX. 30 FT (AGL) THE PILOT/OWNER NOTICED THAT THE L/H WING WAS LOW AND TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS. IN THE PROCESS OF THE TOUCHDOWN THE A/C CONTACTED THE RUNWAY HARD ON THE L/H MAIN GEAR, THEN THE R/H MAIN GEAR, AND FINALLY THE NOSE GEAR. THE RESULTS WERE A CRACKED L/H MAIN WHEEL HUB, A BENT NOSEWHEEL FORK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OR POST-EVENT FIRE.