Cessna 172RG N6402V
20 March 2017 · Greeley, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 March 2017 at about 22:46 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N6402V was involved in an incident near Greeley, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:46
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Greeley, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greeley-Weld County (GXY)
- Coordinates
- 40.4267, -104.6369
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG
- Registration
- N6402V
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1980
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gillette → Akron
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN17IA155
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Failure of the left main landing gear actuator assembly, which resulted in an inability to extend the left main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
At the end of a cross-country flight, the commercial pilot noted that the left main landing gear would not extend. He elected to divert to another airport and land with the gear retracted. Postaccident examination revealed that the left main landing gear actuator assembly housing was cracked across the forward attach bolt hole, which resulted in the inability to fully raise or extend the landing gear using either the normal method or the emergency hand pump. Following the incident, the Federal Aviation Administration released a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) emphasizing the importance of inspecting main landing gear actuator assemblies. This SAIB recommended complying with a supplemental inspection document provided by the manufacturer that prescribed a combination of visual, fluorescent penetrant, and eddy current inspections. The SAIB also included initial and repetitive inspection intervals.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2017 | Cessna 172S | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2017 | Cessna 172 | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | Christiansen Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 2017 | Cessna 172M | Chico, California, United States | Northgate Aviation Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 2017 | Cessna 172P | San Jose, California, United States | Squadron 2 | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2017 | Cessna 172 | Fulton, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2017 | Cessna 172RG | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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