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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Scottsdale, AZ · June 13, 2014

Date: June 13, 2014 · 09:11 local
Place: Scottsdale, AZ
Airport: Scottsdale
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9520B
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,019 total293 in this make and model149 in the last 90 days

N9520BRegistration cancelled Feb 6, 2015 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0851 · Built 1981 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.

While conducting a ?check out? Flight for a new customer, the PIC began to perform several maneuvers to include steep turns. The PIC selected the gear down and indicated that he did not get a down and locked. After making several attempts to get the gear down and locked, the PIC made a gear up landing at sdl airport.

Post incident review of the aircraft revealed that the right hand main gear actuator housing is cracked in two places. At one place, the crack protruded completely through the actuator housing which allowed the actuator ?piston rack? To fail to engage the ?sector gear? Correctly, which resulted in the right hand main gear to not obtain the down and locked position.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CONDUCTING A ?CHECK OUT? FLIGHT FOR A NEW CUSTOMER, THE PIC BEGAN TO PERFORM SEVERAL MANEUVERS TO INCLUDE STEEP TURNS. THE PIC SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN AND INDICATED THAT HE DID NOT GET A DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER MAKING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, THE PIC MADE A GEAR UP LANDING AT SDL AIRPORT.

POST INCIDENT REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR HOUSING IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. AT ONE PLACE, THE CRACK PROTRUDED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE ACTUATOR HOUSING WHICH ALLOWED THE ACTUATOR ?PISTON RACK? TO FAIL TO ENGAGE THE ?SECTOR GEAR? CORRECTLY, WHICH RESULTED IN THE RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR TO NOT OBTAIN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.

Other reports on N9520B · 2

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

Incident 20010823027779ISfl Takeoff Climb · Deland, FL(-23) Mr. Tobin s. williamson, pilot-in-command of N9520B (a Cessna 172RG), was giving flight instruction to Mr. Bradley k. sullivan a commercial pilot working on his flight instructor rating. They were practicing touch-and-go landings at Deland municipal…Aug 23, 2001 · Minor damage Accident 19961101042319ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tulsa, OKNo green for landing. Visual on nose and left main. Right main folded landing. Evidence overload and fatigue crack. (-23) this office was notified of an occurrence at rvs involving a spartan aircraft. The report indicated that the right main gear was not down…Nov 1, 1996 · Substantial damage