20171115018809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Opa Locka, FL · November 15, 2017

Date
November 15, 2017 · 20:21 local
Place
Opa Locka, FL
Airport
Opa Locka
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6102R
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC18LA009
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
760 total600 in this make and model175 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Airman was flying N6102R at night practicing approaches for her upcoming CFII check ride. On her last approach, she experienced a momentary power loss after extending the landing gear and putting on the landing lights. When the power returned briefly she sqwaked 7600 and received a green light from the tower. Then all power went out. She extended the flaps to full and came in for landing. The nose wheel was down and locked however, the main wheels were not locked and the aircraft landed on its bottom damaging the horizontal stabalizer.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS FLYING N6102R AT NIGHT PRACTICING APPROACHES FOR HER UPCOMING CFII CHECK RIDE. ON HER LAST APPROACH, SHE EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY POWER LOSS AFTER EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR AND PUTTING ON THE LANDING LIGHTS. WHEN THE POWER RETURNED BRIEFLY SHE SQWAKED 7600 AND RECEIVED A GREEN LIGHT FROM THE TOWER. THEN ALL POWER WENT OUT. SHE EXTENDED THE FLAPS TO FULL AND CAME IN FOR LANDING. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS DOWN AND LOCKED HOWEVER, THE MAIN WHEELS WERE NOT LOCKED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS BOTTOM DAMAGING THE HORIZONTAL STABALIZER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N6102R · 1

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