# Incident 20120808016799I: Rockwell International 112A, Red Bluff, CA, August 8, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2012, 14:00 local time
- Place: Red Bluff, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1735° N, 122.2415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Bluff, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1735&lon=-122.2415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1432J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1432J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112A (registry code 7630302, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 112A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120808016799I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR A FLIGHT REVIEW. THEY DEPARTED OROVILLE AIRPORT. ENROUTE TO RED BLUFF AIRWORK WAS PERFORMED BY THE PILOT. A DECISION WAS MADE TO STOP AT RED BLUFF FOR SOME PATTERN WORK. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAME DOWN WITHOUT HESITATION AND TWO GREEN LIGHTS WERE INDICATED IN THE COCKPIT. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 7 SECONDS FOR THE NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND. THERE WAS ALSO AN INDICATION OF A GREEN LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. AS THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SCIDDED TO A STOP.

## Other reports on N1432J (1)

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

- [Accident 19880120004809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880120004809A), Jan 20, 1988: Gulstm 112A (N1432J), Juliette, GA, Substantial damage. Flew under a powerline stretched over a river. Impact severed top portion of vertical stabilizer and rudder.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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