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FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Tulsa, OK · July 23, 2004

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Date
July 23, 2004 · 08:30 local
Place
Tulsa, OK
Airport
Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DF2S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5243U
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total430 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N5243URegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2018 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0296 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172RGEngine 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) The CFI and her student were practicing landing at krvs. The CFI stated that there was heavy traffic in the pattern and this caused her to extend her downwind. The CFI elected to defer extending the landing gear when the checklist called for it due to the abnormal pattern. As the aircraft turned base, the CFI took control because the student was too high to make the landing. The CFI expressed that she was very distracted because of the traffic at krvs, the student's performance, and the fact that she thought the engine may be running rough. She stated that as she flared, she heard a pinging sound from the engine (most likely the propeller striking the runway) and thought the engine was about to fail. She closed the throttle and then heard the aircraft underside contact the runway. The aircraft slid to a stop along the centerline. She said that it was then that she realized the gear handle was in the up position. The director of maintenance commented that the gear handle was in the up position when he arrived on scene.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE CFI AND HER STUDENT WERE PRACTICING LANDING AT KRVS. THE CFI STATED THAT THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE PATTERN AND THIS CAUSED HER TO EXTEND HER DOWNWIND. THE CFI ELECTED TO DEFER EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR WHEN THE CHECKLIST CALLED FOR IT DUE TO THE ABNORMAL PATTERN. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED BASE, THE CFI TOOK CONTROL BECAUSE THE STUDENT WAS TOO HIGH TO MAKE THE LANDING. THE CFI EXPRESSED THAT SHE WAS VERY DISTRACTED BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC AT KRVS, THE STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE, AND THE FACT THAT SHE THOUGHT THE ENGINE MAY BE RUNNING ROUGH. SHE STATED THAT AS SHE FLARED, SHE HEARD A PINGING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE (MOST LIKELY THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY) AND THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. SHE CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND THEN HEARD THE AIRCRAFT UNDERSIDE CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ALONG THE CENTERLINE. SHE SAID THAT IT WAS THEN THAT SHE REALIZED THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE COMMENTED THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION WHEN HE ARRIVED ON SCENE.

Other reports on N5243U · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20030316005219IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tulsa, OK(-23) After touchdown, the left wing lifted and during recovery the propeller struck the runway.Mar 16, 2003 · Minor damageIncident 19940412010899IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tulsa, OKStudent pilot lost control during crosswind landing. Instructor anastasakos tried to correct. Propeller hit runway.Apr 12, 1994 · Minor damage