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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Tulsa, OK · August 3, 2006

Date
August 3, 2006 · 19:15 local
Place
Tulsa, OK
Airport
Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9425D
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
808 total182 in this make and model294 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On August 3, 2006, N9425D a Cessna 172RG was landing on runway 1L at the Richard l. Jones airport in jenks, OK. Its nose gear collapsed shortly after touchdown. There was only minor damage to the aircraft's propeller, lower cowling, and landing gear doors. The flight instructor and student were not injured. In the flight instructor's account of the incident, he states that he was finishing a commercial pilot training flight. He and the rated student pilot had flown three circuits in the traffic pattern. On the incident approach they were practicing a short field landing. Immediately after the student pilot completed the landing, the flight instructor reminded him to retract the flaps. At this time the student grabbed and inadvertently moved the landing gear handle. When the flight instructor heard the gear pump cycle he quickly put the gear lever into the down position, but the nose gear had already started to collapse. As soon as the propeller began to strike the runway the instructor pulled the mixture to idle cutoff. After the aircraft came to a stop he turned off the master switch and he and the student both exited the aircraft. Xxxx nothing follows xxxx

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 3, 2006, N9425D A CESSNA 172RG WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 1L AT THE RICHARD L. JONES AIRPORT IN JENKS, OK. ITS NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER, LOWER COWLING, AND LANDING GEAR DOORS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. IN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S ACCOUNT OF THE INCIDENT, HE STATES THAT HE WAS FINISHING A COMMERCIAL PILOT TRAINING FLIGHT. HE AND THE RATED STUDENT PILOT HAD FLOWN THREE CIRCUITS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. ON THE INCIDENT APPROACH THEY WERE PRACTICING A SHORT FIELD LANDING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STUDENT PILOT COMPLETED THE LANDING, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REMINDED HIM TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. AT THIS TIME THE STUDENT GRABBED AND INADVERTENTLY MOVED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE. WHEN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HEARD THE GEAR PUMP CYCLE HE QUICKLY PUT THE GEAR LEVER INTO THE DOWN POSITION, BUT THE NOSE GEAR HAD ALREADY STARTED TO COLLAPSE. AS SOON AS THE PROPELLER BEGAN TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE MIXTURE TO IDLE CUTOFF. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP HE TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH AND HE AND THE STUDENT BOTH EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. XXXX NOTHING FOLLOWS XXXX

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