- Date
- February 3, 1992, 20:40 local (Feb 4, 1992, 02:40 UTC)
- Place
- Waco, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9754BCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920203003269A
- Case key
- 18441
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to fully extend the landing gear by the alternate gear extention system. Factors were the dark night, low ceiling, fog, drizzle and failure of the electrical system.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane's electrical system failed during the instrument approach to the airport. The weather was instrument meteorological conditions with low ceilings, drizzle, and fog. The pilot lowered the landing gear which did not fully extend. The gear collapsed upon touchdown on the runway. The FAA reported finding a electrically shorted alternator.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9754B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG1013
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Stimson, Clinton S.
- Registered owner
- Texas Aero, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- DAL · Dallas, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ACT · Waco Regional, runway 19, 6,597 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,050 total · 50 in this make and model · 1,050 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 70° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.