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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Atlanta, GA · February 7, 2008

Date: February 7, 2008 · 17:45 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6562V
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA08LA053
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 810 total120 in this make and model156 in the last 90 days

N6562VRegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0775 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Cessna 172RG, N6562V while performing practice landing/take-off maneuvers experienced hydraulic sytem failure. Landing gear system failure occurred after cycling the landing gear successfully on three prior attempts. Once failure was detected and after repeated attempts to extend landing gear under normal operating procedures the PIC attempted emergency procedures for landing gear extension using the manual hydraulic pump, which also failed. The pilot acknowledged little to no resistance from the manual hydraulic pump. The pilot flew the pattern to burn fuel in order to decrease the aircraft weight in preparation for an emergency landing. At this time the nose landing gear were down and locked. Both main landing gear were dangling, (not extended nor retracted). The aircraft landed at pdk causing damage to the lower surface of the tail section, right elevator and right wingtip. No injuries were suffered by the CFI or student pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CESSNA 172RG, N6562V WHILE PERFORMING PRACTICE LANDING/TAKE-OFF MANEUVERS EXPERIENCED HYDRAULIC SYTEM FAILURE. LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER CYCLING THE LANDING GEAR SUCCESSFULLY ON THREE PRIOR ATTEMPTS. ONCE FAILURE WAS DETECTED AND AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR UNDER NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURES THE PIC ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LANDING GEAR EXTENSION USING THE MANUAL HYDRAULIC PUMP, WHICH ALSO FAILED. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED LITTLE TO NO RESISTANCE FROM THE MANUAL HYDRAULIC PUMP. THE PILOT FLEW THE PATTERN TO BURN FUEL IN ORDER TO DECREASE THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT IN PREPARATION FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AT THIS TIME THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE DANGLING, (NOT EXTENDED NOR RETRACTED). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PDK CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE TAIL SECTION, RIGHT ELEVATOR AND RIGHT WINGTIP. NO INJURIES WERE SUFFERED BY THE CFI OR STUDENT PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA08LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChamblee, GAA cracked nose gear actuator o-ring resulting in hydraulic fluid exhaustion, and collapse of the main gear.Feb 7, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6562V · 2

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

Accident 19980517016169AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Roberta, GA(.19) On may 17, 1998, about 1416 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172RG, N6562V, registered to aviation atlanta, inc., experienced collapse of the right main landing gear during the landing roll at a private airstrip in Roberta, Georgia. Visual meteorological…May 17, 1998 · Substantial damage Incident 19961021040319ITouch And Go Landing · Atlanta, GANarrative: Ms. Gilmore was in the right seat of this C-172RG practicing for an initial CFI practical test forth coming. After landing on a touch and go the aircraft came to rest on it's nose with the nose gear retracted. Aircraft came to rest on the rwy…Oct 21, 1996 · Minor damage