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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · North Andover, MA · May 21, 2020

Date: May 21, 2020 · 16:20 local
Place: North Andover, MA
Airport: Lawrence Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5546R
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: 265 total250 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N5546RRegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0075 · Built 1979 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.

The airman stated he extended the flaps and landing gear for a landing on runway 23 at lwm and that he saw a green gear down indicator light. The aircraft landed on runway 23 with the landing gear fully retracted and the aircraft slid on its belly for approximately 400 feet coming to rest approximately 1,500 feet from the runway 23 threshold. After the incident, the gear handle was found in the down position and the gear pump circuit breaker was popped. Maintenance personnel at the airport were able to manually pump the landing gear to the down and locked position using the emergency gear extension hand pump in the aircraft. Aircraft power was applied and the green gear down indicator light illuminated.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN STATED HE EXTENDED THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT LWM AND THAT HE SAW A GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 WITH THE LANDING GEAR FULLY RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 23 THRESHOLD. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE GEAR HANDLE WAS FOUND IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE GEAR PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT THE AIRPORT WERE ABLE TO MANUALLY PUMP THE LANDING GEAR TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION USING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HAND PUMP IN THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT POWER WAS APPLIED AND THE GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED.