20070305003379I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Denver, CO · March 5, 2007

Date: March 5, 2007 · 12:05 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Centennial Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: KY7S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N550AM
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,050 total50 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N550AMRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2022 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0702 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Approximately 1 hour into the local area training flight the crew attempted to lower the gear for a landing. The nose and right main gear extended, but the left main did not. After several failed attempts to lower the gear electrically and mechanically, the crew elected to execute a gear up landing. This was accomplished with a minimum of damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO THE LOCAL AREA TRAINING FLIGHT THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR FOR A LANDING. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED, BUT THE LEFT MAIN DID NOT. AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR ELECTRICALLY AND MECHANICALLY, THE CREW ELECTED TO EXECUTE A GEAR UP LANDING. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH A MINIMUM OF DAMAGE.

Other reports on N550AM · 4

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

Incident 20070916022029ITouch And Go Landing · Denver, CO(-23) Instructor was conducting flight training with his student pursuant to a commercial pilot certificate in a complex airplane. Student had performed 10 touch and go landings. After landing and during the touch and go, the student retracted the landing…Sep 16, 2007 · Minor damage Incident 20011223035949ILevel Off Touchdown · Denver, CO(-23) The investigation showed that the connecting bolt to the nose torque link lost the bolt. The nut came loose causing failure of the gear to retract. It is suspected that a cotter key was not properly installed on the nut/bolt fastener. Since the aircraft…Dec 23, 2001 · Minor damage Incident 19970604022239IClimb · Chandler, AZFumes on climbout. Returned. Hydraulic pressure pump failed.Jun 4, 1997 Incident 19871111074919IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Maricopa, AZPractice emergency gear extension. Gear collapse at landing on dirt strip with safe indication. No system problems.Nov 11, 1987 · Minor damage