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FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Cheboygan, MI · June 30, 2021

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Date
June 30, 2021 · 12:30 local
Place
Cheboygan, MI
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6284R
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
500 total40 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N6284RRegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0144 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 172RGEngine 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.

On June 30, 2021 at 1230 local time, a Cessna CE-172RG aircraft, N6284R, privacy data omittedoperated by a private pilot, received minor damage following a gear-up landing at the Cheboygan county airport (slh), Cheboygan, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was not injured. The local flight originated from the bois blanc island airport (6Y1), bois blanc island, Michigan.

According to the pilot he was landing on runway 28 and inadvertently failed to lower the landing gear. There were no mechanical anomalies reported prior to the incident, but the pilot stated he could not remember hearing the warning horn during the landing. The aircraft settled to the runway surface and continued to track the centerline. The aircraft came to rest upright on its belly. The pilot shut down the aircraft electrical systems and exited the aircraft unassisted.

A local wrecker company was notified and arrived to assist in the removal of the aircraft from the runway surface. The aircraft was raised, landing gear lowered manually, and towed to a secure hangar for repairs.

No weather services were reported at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 30, 2021 AT 1230 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA CE-172RG AIRCRAFT, N6284R, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE FOLLOWING A GEAR-UP LANDING AT THE CHEBOYGAN COUNTY AIRPORT (SLH), CHEBOYGAN, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE BOIS BLANC ISLAND AIRPORT (6Y1), BOIS BLANC ISLAND, MICHIGAN.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AND INADVERTENTLY FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES REPORTED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, BUT THE PILOT STATED HE COULD NOT REMEMBER HEARING THE WARNING HORN DURING THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND CONTINUED TO TRACK THE CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON ITS BELLY. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNASSISTED.

A LOCAL WRECKER COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND ARRIVED TO ASSIST IN THE REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED, LANDING GEAR LOWERED MANUALLY, AND TOWED TO A SECURE HANGAR FOR REPAIRS.

NO WEATHER SERVICES WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.