N737GR

CESSNA 172N · 1977 · Valid Registration

Registered owner: RICK AVIATION INC, VA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
RICK AVIATION, INC. (IVIA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

O · 2022-01-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3245

NLG TIRE DEFLATED ON LANDING ROLLOUT OF TRAINING FLIGHT. CFI IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN ENGINE ANO STOPPED A/C. RAI MAINT REMOVED A/C FROM RWY USING IRON DOLLY. NLG WHEEL REMOVED ANO DISASSEMBLED. INSPECTION REVEALED A CHAFFED HOLE ON THE MIDDLE SEAM CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TUBE. RICK AVIATION HAS HAO FAILURES OF NOSE TIRE TUBES THAT WENT FLAT ON A PA-28R-201 ANO A C-172 WHILE TIED DOWN OVERNIGHT. BOTHA/C HAO CHAFFING AT THE SAME LOCATION. AS A CONSEQUENCE. !AW AC 43-13-LB. RAI HAS INSTITUTED A POLICY OF CHANGING TUBES AT EVERY NLG OR MLG TIRE CHANGE TO AVOID A POTENTIALLY MORE SERIOUS RESULT FROM A BLOWN NLG TIRE OR MLG TIRE

Source: SDR 2022FA0000602 · FAA SDRS