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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Farmville, VA · June 29, 2017

Date
June 29, 2017 · 18:30 local
Place
Farmville, VA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N31WT
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
12,590 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose gear would not deploy when landing gear selector was selected to down position. Mains deployed ok. After 3 landing attempts, pilot attempted to pump gear down using emergncy pump handle. Handle was unable to move after 3-4 pumps. Aircraft landed with nose gear in up position. Damage to props and minor damage to nose wheel well door.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT DEPLOY WHEN LANDING GEAR SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO DOWN POSITION. MAINS DEPLOYED OK. AFTER 3 LANDING ATTEMPTS, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PUMP GEAR DOWN USING EMERGNCY PUMP HANDLE. HANDLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE AFTER 3-4 PUMPS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR IN UP POSITION. DAMAGE TO PROPS AND MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE WHEEL WELL DOOR.