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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Belleville, MI · December 18, 2015

Date: December 18, 2015 · 11:45 local
Place: Belleville, MI
Airport: Willow Run
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: 2TAS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6545V
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 267 total44 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N6545VRegistration cancelled Mar 4, 2019 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0768 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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12/18/2015 Cessna CE-172RG, N6545V.

When the gear was extended it found that the gear unlocked light was lit. Both main gear were visually checked and appeared to be down and locked. Gear was recycled again with an unlocked indication still present. Checklist was followed for emergency (pumped) gear extension, gear unlocked indication still indicated. PIC and DPE decided to return to kyip and declared an emergency with an indication of gear unsafe. PIC requested a fly by of control tower to get confirmation from ground/tower personnel of landing gear status. PIC was told by ATC personnel that the main gear appeared to be down, but the nose gear was not extended.

Nose gear up landing was performed resulting in minor aircraft damage (nose gear doors and prop strike).

As the FAA filed it

12/18/2015 CESSNA CE-172RG, N6545V.

WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED IT FOUND THAT THE GEAR UNLOCKED LIGHT WAS LIT. BOTH MAIN GEAR WERE VISUALLY CHECKED AND APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. GEAR WAS RECYCLED AGAIN WITH AN UNLOCKED INDICATION STILL PRESENT. CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED FOR EMERGENCY (PUMPED) GEAR EXTENSION, GEAR UNLOCKED INDICATION STILL INDICATED. PIC AND DPE DECIDED TO RETURN TO KYIP AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH AN INDICATION OF GEAR UNSAFE. PIC REQUESTED A FLY BY OF CONTROL TOWER TO GET CONFIRMATION FROM GROUND/TOWER PERSONNEL OF LANDING GEAR STATUS. PIC WAS TOLD BY ATC PERSONNEL THAT THE MAIN GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN, BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED.

NOSE GEAR UP LANDING WAS PERFORMED RESULTING IN MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE (NOSE GEAR DOORS AND PROP STRIKE).