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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Ogallala, NE · January 14, 2020

Date: January 14, 2020 · 14:00 local
Place: Ogallala, NE
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5412V
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 371 total16 in this make and model

N5412VRegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0524 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot on a cross country flight from bjc to oga, intended to conduct a low approach only due to strong winds and turbulence. While descending to traffic pattern altitude, the air smoothed out and the pilot decided to do a touch and go. Pilot failed to lower landing gear. Pilot stated that he did not hear a gear warning horn. Airplane briefly touched down, and pilot immediately initiated a go around at the first scraping sounds. Pilot lowered the landed gear and landed to assess the damage. Prop tips were bent, one antennae was damaged, and minor skin damage to belly of airplane.

The incident was not reported by the pilot. Because of the distraction caused by the gusty winds and turbulence, and the pilot's change in plans regarding landing versus low approach at oga, a before landing check was not completed. The pilot was counseled on the requirements for accident/incident reporting and techniques for managing distractions and developing good habit patterns.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM BJC TO OGA, INTENDED TO CONDUCT A LOW APPROACH ONLY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND TURBULENCE. WHILE DESCENDING TO TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE, THE AIR SMOOTHED OUT AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO DO A TOUCH AND GO. PILOT FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR A GEAR WARNING HORN. AIRPLANE BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN, AND PILOT IMMEDIATELY INITIATED A GO AROUND AT THE FIRST SCRAPING SOUNDS. PILOT LOWERED THE LANDED GEAR AND LANDED TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. PROP TIPS WERE BENT, ONE ANTENNAE WAS DAMAGED, AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO BELLY OF AIRPLANE.

THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED BY THE PILOT. BECAUSE OF THE DISTRACTION CAUSED BY THE GUSTY WINDS AND TURBULENCE, AND THE PILOT'S CHANGE IN PLANS REGARDING LANDING VERSUS LOW APPROACH AT OGA, A BEFORE LANDING CHECK WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORTING AND TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING DISTRACTIONS AND DEVELOPING GOOD HABIT PATTERNS.