What happened
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On September 21, 2020, approximately 1230 EST, N6330V, a Cessna 172RG, departed Purdue University Airport (laf) under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, for instructional flight use. The pilots stated the landing gear retracted and indicated normal, but they could hear a continuous electric motor running accompanied by a pungent odor. The certified flight instructor (CFI) stated he took control of the aircraft, and performed procedures in the pilot operating handbook. The CFI stated he pulled and reset the landing gear hydraulic pump circuit breaker and the noise and odor dissipated. An attempt to extend the landing gear was unsuccessful. An attempt to manually extend the gear was unsuccessful. The CFI coordinated a fly-by so observers could verify landing gear positions. Observers reported the nose landging gear appeared down and locked with both main gear trailing. The pilots declared an emergency. The CFI stated he configured the aircraft for landing at laf runway 10. The CFI stated prior to landing, when the aircraft flared, he leveled the prop and cut the engine. Upon landing, the left main gear collapsed into the wheel well. The left horizontal stabilizer and elevator sustained substantial damage as the aircraft came to rest. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilots did not file a flight plan.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2020, APPROXIMATELY 1230 EST, N6330V, A CESSNA 172RG, DEPARTED PURDUE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (LAF) UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT USE. THE PILOTS STATED THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND INDICATED NORMAL, BUT THEY COULD HEAR A CONTINUOUS ELECTRIC MOTOR RUNNING ACCOMPANIED BY A PUNGENT ODOR. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) STATED HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND PERFORMED PROCEDURES IN THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK. THE CFI STATED HE PULLED AND RESET THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE NOISE AND ODOR DISSIPATED. AN ATTEMPT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AN ATTEMPT TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CFI COORDINATED A FLY-BY SO OBSERVERS COULD VERIFY LANDING GEAR POSITIONS. OBSERVERS REPORTED THE NOSE LANDGING GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED WITH BOTH MAIN GEAR TRAILING. THE PILOTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE CFI STATED HE CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AT LAF RUNWAY 10. THE CFI STATED PRIOR TO LANDING, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLARED, HE LEVELED THE PROP AND CUT THE ENGINE. UPON LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOTS DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN.
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