# Incident 20141110020109I: Cessna 172RG, Spring, TX, November 10, 2014 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 10, 2014, 17:00 local time - Place: Spring, TX - Airport: David Wayne Hooks - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141) - Operator: Y68S - Location: 30.0618° N, 95.5528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEML (DWH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0618&lon=-95.5528&mi=10 - Aircraft: N751DW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N751DW) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG - Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 815 total, 550 in this make and model, 242 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141110020109I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THREE 25 HOUR SERVICING INTERVALS OF THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WERE NOT COMPLETED NOR RECORDED IN THE MAINTENANCE LOGS. AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME, THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS DEPLETED BELOW ITS DIPSTICK LEVEL. THE STUDENT PUT THE GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING, BUT GOT AN UNSAFE INDICATION. THE HYDRAULIC LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM DID NOT HAVE ADEQUATE FLUID TO EXTEND ALL THREE LANDING GEAR. THE INSTRUCTOR REQUESTED A FLY BY AND THE TOWER CONFIRMED NO NOSE WHEEL. THE CREW TRIED SEVERAL GEAR EXTENSION METHODS AND THEN CONTACTED THEIR BASE MAINTENANCE WHICH SUGGESTED BOUNCING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE INSTRUCTOR MADE SEVERAL BOUNCE ATTEMPTS ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR PUTTING THE AIRCRAFT IN STALL OR NEAR STALL CONDITIONS RESULTING IN HARD LANDINGS AND A TAIL STRIKE. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN ATTEMPTED A FULL STOP LANDING WITH MAIN GEAR DOWN AND NOSE WHEEL UP. DURING THE FLARE TO LAND THE INSTRUCTOR HAD A HIGH SINKING FLARE RESULTING IN FIRM TOUCH DOWN AND IMMEDIATE NOSE OVER ATTITUDE WITH THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR DOORS IMPACTING THE RUNWAY. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED A SHUTDOWN AND EGRESSED WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. ## Other reports on N751DW (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20240523007629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240523007629A), May 23, 2024: Cessna 172RG (N751DW), Boothville, LA, Substantial damage. While flying for a fish spotting operation in the gulf of Mexico the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit. He checked his gages and noticed the engine was losing… - [Incident 20161113018499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161113018499I), Nov 13, 2016: Cessna 172RG (N751DW), Addison, TX, No damage. On 11/13/2016 at 1530 hours I received a call from the regional operations center concerning aircraft N751DW a ce 172 rg belonging to American flyers JM8S. I… - [Incident 20150330005639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150330005639I), Mar 30, 2015: Cessna 172RG (N751DW), Addison, TX, Minor damage. Incident occurred involving student and instructor conducting after landing checks. The student inadvertently raised the landing gear handle when intending to… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.