Incident Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG VH-KPL,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207055
 
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Date:Saturday 3 April 1993
Time:15:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic C72R model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG
Owner/operator:
Registration: VH-KPL
MSN: 172RG-0099
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Cairns Airport, Cairns, QLD -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Wrotham Park, QLD
Destination airport:Cairns Airport YBCS
Investigating agency: BASI
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
After the pilot selected the landing gear down, he failed to obtain any gear locked down indication. He observed the right main gear to be "dangling" and attempts to lower it by the normal and emergency methods were unsuccessful. After several failed attempts, the pilot was forced to land with the landing gear retracted.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BASI
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1993/aair/199300787/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5227098/199300787.pdf

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
2 November 1985 VH-KPL 0 Compton Downs, QLD sub
6 March 1994 VH-KPL 0 Mareeba Airfield, Mareeba, QLD sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Mar-2018 06:56 Pineapple Added
28-Jul-2023 21:45 Ron Averes Updated

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