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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Arkadelphia, AR · November 8, 2004

Date: November 8, 2004 · 12:30 local
Place: Arkadelphia, AR
Airport: Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9353D
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 630 total150 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N9353DRegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG1131 · Built 1982 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On November 8, 2004, at approximately 1230 CDT, Cessna 172RG, N9353D experienced minor damage due to an intentional gear up landing at Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The flight instructor and private pilot student stated that they heard "some pops" while retracting the gear after a normal take off. After extending the gear they confirmed that the right main gear failed to extend. They flew for approximately one hour in the local area making every attempt to extend the gear. They maintained air to ground communications with the chief flight instructor of the school and the director of maintenance. Only after all emergency agencies were in place did they make an attempt to land the aircraft. As a result of superb airmanship the damage to the aircraft was minimal and there were no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and the flight was tracked by the flight school for the 14 code of federal regulations part 141 local training.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 8, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 CDT, CESSNA 172RG, N9353D EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE DUE TO AN INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LANDING AT ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT STUDENT STATED THAT THEY HEARD "SOME POPS" WHILE RETRACTING THE GEAR AFTER A NORMAL TAKE OFF. AFTER EXTENDING THE GEAR THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. THEY FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR IN THE LOCAL AREA MAKING EVERY ATTEMPT TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THEY MAINTAINED AIR TO GROUND COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OF THE SCHOOL AND THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE. ONLY AFTER ALL EMERGENCY AGENCIES WERE IN PLACE DID THEY MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. AS A RESULT OF SUPERB AIRMANSHIP THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINIMAL AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND THE FLIGHT WAS TRACKED BY THE FLIGHT SCHOOL FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 141 LOCAL TRAINING.

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