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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Mesa, AZ · September 24, 2011

Date: September 24, 2011 · 11:24 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Mesa Gateway
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5331V
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360-F1A6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,530 total174 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N5331VRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0506 · 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.

The pilot reported he left goodyear, AZ airport (gyr), when he retracted the landing gear which went normally, but was immediately followed by a large pop sound. The goodyear tower called him to inform him that the gear had retracted and one leg fell back down. The left gear was in the trail position. The pilot cycled the gear with no avail. The left main just wiggled a little, but didn't move significantly. After calling a mechanic to confirm his suspicion the pilot decided that it was most likely the actuator that had broken loose and he wouldn't be able to get the gear down and locked. He tries yawing the airplane, and tried to get it to swing with inertia into the lock, but it wouldn't move more than a few degrees either way. He tried a manual gear extension, but it was obviously building pressure once the other two were down and locked. The pilot retracted the landing gear and made an uneventful no injury landing gear up landing at Mesa Gateway Airport (iwa).

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED HE LEFT GOODYEAR, AZ AIRPORT (GYR), WHEN HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR WHICH WENT NORMALLY, BUT WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A LARGE POP SOUND. THE GOODYEAR TOWER CALLED HIM TO INFORM HIM THAT THE GEAR HAD RETRACTED AND ONE LEG FELL BACK DOWN. THE LEFT GEAR WAS IN THE TRAIL POSITION. THE PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR WITH NO AVAIL. THE LEFT MAIN JUST WIGGLED A LITTLE, BUT DIDN'T MOVE SIGNIFICANTLY. AFTER CALLING A MECHANIC TO CONFIRM HIS SUSPICION THE PILOT DECIDED THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE ACTUATOR THAT HAD BROKEN LOOSE AND HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. HE TRIES YAWING THE AIRPLANE, AND TRIED TO GET IT TO SWING WITH INERTIA INTO THE LOCK, BUT IT WOULDN'T MOVE MORE THAN A FEW DEGREES EITHER WAY. HE TRIED A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, BUT IT WAS OBVIOUSLY BUILDING PRESSURE ONCE THE OTHER TWO WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL NO INJURY LANDING GEAR UP LANDING AT MESA GATEWAY AIRPORT (IWA).

Other reports on N5331V · 1

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

Incident 19950119002469ITouch And Go Landing · Falcon, CONarrative: N5331V (CE-172RG) was doing practice "touch and go" landings at Meadow Lake Airport. During the "touch and go" the commercial rated pilot who was receiving instruction towards his flight instructor rating, inadvertently raised the landing gear…Jan 19, 1995 · Minor damage