20051209031269I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Livermore, CA · December 9, 2005

Date: December 9, 2005 · 08:59 local
Place: Livermore, CA
Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5160U
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Reported engine: Lycoming O360F1A6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 365 total22 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N5160URegistration cancelled Jun 30, 2009 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0266 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot arrived at lvk at approximately 0820 hours to practice touch and goes. After completing the first three t/g's the pilot, during the fourth circuit of the pattern, received clearance number one for two-file right indicating another aircraft was inbound. The pilot never saw the other aircraft (a twin coming from the east) and with the increased workload and confusion caused by his inability to visually acquire the other aircraft, he incorrectly executed the final gumps checklist resulting in a gear up landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ARRIVED AT LVK AT APPROXIMATELY 0820 HOURS TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GOES. AFTER COMPLETING THE FIRST THREE T/G'S THE PILOT, DURING THE FOURTH CIRCUIT OF THE PATTERN, RECEIVED CLEARANCE NUMBER ONE FOR TWO-FILE RIGHT INDICATING ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND. THE PILOT NEVER SAW THE OTHER AIRCRAFT (A TWIN COMING FROM THE EAST) AND WITH THE INCREASED WORKLOAD AND CONFUSION CAUSED BY HIS INABILITY TO VISUALLY ACQUIRE THE OTHER AIRCRAFT, HE INCORRECTLY EXECUTED THE FINAL GUMPS CHECKLIST RESULTING IN A GEAR UP LANDING.