20040606010329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Cedar Rapids, IA · June 6, 2004

Date
June 6, 2004 · 19:37 local
Place
Cedar Rapids, IA
Airport
Cedar Rapids Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4687V
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,621 total1,550 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft departed ephraim, Wisconsin, on a VFR flight plan enroute to oxford, Iowa. After approximately fifteen minutes into the flight, a "bang" was heard by the pilot followed by a "shutter" in the controls. The pilot further observed that the landing gear status light did not indicate that the gear was up and locked into position. A decision was made to divert to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and clearance was granted for a visual approach to runway 13. All attempts to lower the landing gear, including the use of the emergency hand pump, were unsuccessful. Cedar Rapids ATC confirmed that the main gear was not locked into position for landing, but the nose gear was extended. Aircraft proceeded to land on both partially extended mains and the nose gear, coming to rest approximately 1000 feet down runway 13, just short of taxiway b. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EPHRAIM, WISCONSIN, ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE TO OXFORD, IOWA. AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, A "BANG" WAS HEARD BY THE PILOT FOLLOWED BY A "SHUTTER" IN THE CONTROLS. THE PILOT FURTHER OBSERVED THAT THE LANDING GEAR STATUS LIGHT DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE GEAR WAS UP AND LOCKED INTO POSITION. A DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, AND CLEARANCE WAS GRANTED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13. ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, INCLUDING THE USE OF THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP, WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. CEDAR RAPIDS ATC CONFIRMED THAT THE MAIN GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED INTO POSITION FOR LANDING, BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO LAND ON BOTH PARTIALLY EXTENDED MAINS AND THE NOSE GEAR, COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN RUNWAY 13, JUST SHORT OF TAXIWAY B. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^