# Incident 20170614013279I: Cessna 172RG, Waterford, MI, June 14, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2017, 15:38 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Airport: Oakland County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND COUNTY INTL (PTK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6274R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6274R-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,553 total, 177 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170614013279I

## Narrative

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

THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR A TRAINING MANEUVER.  THE MAIN GEAR EXTENDED BUT THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED.  THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED TWICE WITH THE SAME RESULT.  MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS ATTEMPTED PER THE FLIGHT MANUAL WITH NO CHANGE IN RESULTS.  PTK TOWER WAS NOTIFIED AND A FLYBY DOWN RUNWAY 9R WAS PERFORMED FOR THE TOWER TO VISUALLY OBSERVE THE GEAR POSITIONS.  TOWER REPORTED THAT BOTH MAIN GEAR APPEARED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED RETRACTED WITH THE GEAR DOORS PARTIALLY OPEN.  NORMAL AND MANUAL EXTENSIONS WERE TRIED AGAIN WITH NO POSITIVE RESULT.  THREE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE DESCENDING WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED AND ABRUPTLY PULLING UP JUST BEFORE MANEUVERING SPEED WAS REACHED.  THE MANEUVERS WITH ADDITIONAL G FORCE DID NOT FREE THE NOSE GEAR.  TOWER WAS NOTIFIED OF INTENT TO LAND.  ON THE FINAL APPROACH THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS PULLED TO IDLE/CUTOFF AT 200 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY.  THE ENGINE QUIT BUT THE PROP CONTINUED TO WINDMILL.  LANDING WAS MADE ON THE MAIN GEAR AT THE SLOWEST POSSIBLE SPEED.  THE NOSE SETTLED VERY QUICKLY AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID STRAIGHT AHEAD TO A STOP.  DAMAGE LIMITED TO NOSE GEAR DOORS, SKIN ADJACENT TO NOSE GEAR DOORS, EXHAUST PIPES, AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N6274R (2)

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

- [Incident 20050808021869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050808021869I), Aug 8, 2005: Cessna 172RG (N6274R), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. (-23) While making touch & go take off and landing private pilot was not familiar with this type aircraft. Instead of pushing throttle forward for touch and…
- [Incident 20040802020629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040802020629I), Aug 2, 2004: Cessna 172RG (N6274R), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Landed with gear up.

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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