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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Kokomo, IN · September 11, 2026

Date: September 11, 2026 · 15:00 local
Place: Kokomo, IN
Airport: Kokomo Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9924B
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 320 total

N9924BRegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG1082 · Built 1982 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Part 91 flight departed kokk. After multiple take off and landings, during climb-out, right main landing gear failed mid transition. Left main and nose gear would retract and extend, however, right main gear would not. Aircraft circled to burn fuel before initiating a gear up landing on runway 5 at kokk. During landing sequence right main landing gear impacted runway first and rotated out of the way. Aircraft landed on the belly and skidded for approximately 150 feet. Pilot exited aircraft and was uninjured. Recovery crew raised aircraft and belly was inspected where it was determined aircraft sustained minor damage. Aircraft was removed from runway and taken to the maintenance hanger to determine failed component. Report will be amended if failed part is identified.

As the FAA filed it

PART 91 FLIGHT DEPARTED KOKK. AFTER MULTIPLE TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS, DURING CLIMB-OUT, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED MID TRANSITION. LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR WOULD RETRACT AND EXTEND, HOWEVER, RIGHT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT. AIRCRAFT CIRCLED TO BURN FUEL BEFORE INITIATING A GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AT KOKK. DURING LANDING SEQUENCE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED RUNWAY FIRST AND ROTATED OUT OF THE WAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE BELLY AND SKIDDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT AND WAS UNINJURED. RECOVERY CREW RAISED AIRCRAFT AND BELLY WAS INSPECTED WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM RUNWAY AND TAKEN TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGER TO DETERMINE FAILED COMPONENT. REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF FAILED PART IS IDENTIFIED.