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FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Tulsa, OK · September 28, 2010

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Date
September 28, 2010 · 10:40 local
Place
Tulsa, OK
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
DF2S
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5145U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10LA572
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,420 total100 in this make and model161 in the last 90 days
N5145URegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2011 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0258 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172RGEngine 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.

Instructor pilot acting as student for CFI training was at the controls and was approx. 4 miles west of jones riverside airport (rvs). Within a few seconds of placing the gear handle in the down position flames consumed the area of the rudder pedals. An emergency was declared and a descent was initiated to a field below. Cabin was filled with smoke and pilot placed his head out the window for visual reference. Aircraft landed in the field, contacted and went through a barbed wire fence and came to a stop. Both pilots exited the aircraft and within a pprox 30 seconds the aircraft was engulfed in flames.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR PILOT ACTING AS STUDENT FOR CFI TRAINING WAS AT THE CONTROLS AND WAS APPROX. 4 MILES WEST OF JONES RIVERSIDE AIRPORT (RVS). WITHIN A FEW SECONDS OF PLACING THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION FLAMES CONSUMED THE AREA OF THE RUDDER PEDALS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND A DESCENT WAS INITIATED TO A FIELD BELOW. CABIN WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE AND PILOT PLACED HIS HEAD OUT THE WINDOW FOR VISUAL REFERENCE. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE FIELD, CONTACTED AND WENT THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND CAME TO A STOP. BOTH PILOTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WITHIN A PPROX 30 SECONDS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

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 CEN10LA572Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTulsa, OKA shorted terminal lug on the landing gear hydraulic pump which resulted in a cabin fire. Contributing to the accident was the lack of clear installation procedures for the hydraulic pump.Sep 28, 2010 · Destroyed

Other reports on N5145U · 2

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

Incident 20030709014609IPractice Training Manuevers · Beggs, OK(-23) Instructor was performing a power-off stall, in the landing configuration, at 3500 ft MSL. After the stall, he pitched the nose forward and added power. The throttle was pushed in all the way with no engine response. Three attempts to restart the…Jul 9, 2003Incident 19960929039029IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tulsa, OKNarrative: nose gear collapsed after landing. Subsequent investigation revealed the landing gear retraction system functions normally including the indication and warning systems. Aircraft sustained minor damage to the propeller and nose landing gear doors.…Sep 29, 1996 · Minor damage