20060109000489I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · New Bedford, MA · January 9, 2006

Date: January 9, 2006 · 10:55 local
Place: New Bedford, MA
Airport: New Bedford Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: CE8S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6398V
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,015 total145 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N6398VRegistration cancelled Mar 15, 2006 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0660 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine 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 PIC instructor pilot privacy data omitted stated during flight maneuvers the right main amber gear light illuminated, an attempt was made to recycle the gear with no help. The PIC tried to recycle the gear down then back up he did not receive the right main gear green light. Emergency procedures were followed and an attempt to manually extend the gear with no help. The PIC requested a fly by of the New Bedford tower for verification of an unlocked gear. The tower verified the right gear abnormal indication. The PIC landed the aircraft with the gear retracted on runway 23 with minimal damage to the aircraft. Damage consists of ground down antennas, nose gear door and the forward edge of the belly skin aft of the gear doors.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PIC INSTRUCTOR PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED STATED DURING FLIGHT MANEUVERS THE RIGHT MAIN AMBER GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RECYCLE THE GEAR WITH NO HELP. THE PIC TRIED TO RECYCLE THE GEAR DOWN THEN BACK UP HE DID NOT RECEIVE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND AN ATTEMPT TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR WITH NO HELP. THE PIC REQUESTED A FLY BY OF THE NEW BEDFORD TOWER FOR VERIFICATION OF AN UNLOCKED GEAR. THE TOWER VERIFIED THE RIGHT GEAR ABNORMAL INDICATION. THE PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED ON RUNWAY 23 WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE CONSISTS OF GROUND DOWN ANTENNAS, NOSE GEAR DOOR AND THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE BELLY SKIN AFT OF THE GEAR DOORS.

Other reports on N6398V · 1

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

Incident 19860806057039IGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Livermore, CATower saw aircraft about to land gear up. Advised to go around. Prop tips hit runway. Circled and landed gear down.Aug 6, 1986 · Minor damage