Summary
On July 17, 2015, a Cessna 172RG (N6511V) was involved in an incident near Anoka, MN. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: Failure of the left landing gear actuator for reasons that could not be determined because the actuator was not made available for examination.
On July 17, 2015, about 1545 central daylight time, a Cessna 172RG airplane, N6511V, was substantially damaged when it landed gear up at the Anoka County-Blaine Airport (KANE), Minneapolis, Minnesota. The flight instructor and the commercial pilot receiving instruction were not injured. The airplane was registered to Kilo Delta LLC and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an instructional flight. The flight originated from KANA about 1500.According to the pilot after conducting a landing at another airport, they taxied and departed. On departure, when the commercial pilot retracted the landing gear, they heard a loud "clang" sound from the vicinity of the left main landing gear.
This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN15LA309. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N6511V.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
Failure of the left landing gear actuator for reasons that could not be determined because the actuator was not made available for examination.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On July 17, 2015, about 1545 central daylight time, a Cessna 172RG airplane, N6511V, was substantially damaged when it landed gear up at the Anoka County-Blaine Airport (KANE), Minneapolis, Minnesota. The flight instructor and the commercial pilot receiving instruction were not injured. The airplane was registered to Kilo Delta LLC and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an instructional flight. The flight originated from KANA about 1500.According to the pilot after conducting a landing at another airport, they taxied and departed. On departure, when the commercial pilot retracted the landing gear, they heard a loud "clang" sound from the vicinity of the left main landing gear. They lowered the landing gear and were unable to get the left main landing gear to extend. Using the normal and emergency extension procedures, they were still unable to get the left main landing gear to extend. They decided to land gear up at KANE. An examination of the airplane found damage to the bulkhead and a fractured left landing gear actuator.
Numerous attempts to obtain the broken actuator from the operator were unsuccessful and a detailed examination of the actuator was not possible.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN15LA309