1969 CESSNA 172K, OFF RUNWAY LANDING DAMAGED LEFT WING, VERY REPAIRABLE AIRFRAME, CHEAP !! THE 172.
Item specifics 1969 CESSNA 172K, OFF RUNWAY LANDING DAMAGED LEFT WING, VERY REPAIRABLE AIRFRAME, CHEAP !! THE 172 HAS BECOME THE BEST SELLING AIRPLANE EVER BECAUSE IT IS CAPABILE OF MANY MISSIONS AND IS RUGGED, FLEXIBLE, AND RELIABLE.THE 172 IS THE NUMBER ONE OWNER-FLOWN AIRPLANE, BECAUSE IT IS EASY AND RELATIVELY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE, AND HAS ENOUGH SPEED AND PAYLOAD TO BE A REASONABLE CHOICE FOR SHORT TO MEDIUM DISTANCE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.THE 172 HAS ALSO BEEN USED FOR DECADES AS A PRIMARY TRAINER, BECAUSE OF IT’S VERY FORGIVING HANDLING QUALITIES. ON A CALM DAY, EVEN THE MOST INEXPERIENCED PILOT IN A 172 CAN MAKE AN ACCEPTABLE LANDING.BUT THAT IS ON A CALM DAY. ON A WINDY OR GUSTY DAY, WITH ONLY ONE RUNWAY TO CHOOSE FROM, AND A SOGGY WET GRASS RUNWAY AT THAT, EVEN THE MOST EXPERIENCED PILOT, ONE WHO FLIES FOR A LIVING, CAN RUN INTO TROUBLE.THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS AIRPLANE.THE PILOT OF THIS AIRPLANE ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT A PRIVATE AG AIRSTRIP, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE GRASS SLIGHTLY, GOT CAUGHT ON THAT GEAR, WENT THROUGH SOME MUD, IMPACTED THE LEFT WINGTIP AND THE UPPER NOSEBOWL ON A DRAINAGE PIPE BEFORE HE GOT STOPPED.SO THAT’S WHAT THE SITUATION IS WITH THIS AIRPLANE.NOTICE THE MUDDY WHEELS. NOT DAMAGED.THE GEAR, ALL 3, INCLUDING THE NOSE GEAR, LOOK GOOD AND UNDAMAGED.THE FUSELAGE APPEARS TO BE TOTALLY UNDAMAGED!!NO FIREWALL DAMAGENO BELLY DAMAGENO DAMAGE TO THE WING CARRY-THROUGH AREA THAT WE CAN SEENO TAILCONE DAMAGENO DAMAGE TO TAIL FEATHERSTHE DOORS FIT WELLNO DAMAGE TO THE GLASS OR WINDSHIELDTHE RIGHT WING, TANK, FLAP AND AILERON ARE UNDAMAGED, BUT THE PLASTIC TIP IS CRACKEDTHE LEFT WING AT THE TIP IS DENTED IN, BUT BASICALLY ONLY ON THE SEPARATE OUTBOARD SKIN, WHICH CESSNA ENGINEERS KNEW WOULD GET THE MOST ABUSE, SO THEY MADE THE SPARS OUT THIS FAR JUST FOLDED SHEET ALUMINUM, AND THE SKINS SEPARATE, TO MAKE THE REPAIRS EASIER.THE LEFT WING ALSO HAS A BIG WRINKLE AT THE TRAILING EDGE, IN NEAR THE FUSELAGE THAT DID AFFECT THE REAR SPAR, BUT NOT THE FUSELAGE CARRY THROUGH.THE FLAP AND AILERON ON THE LEFT SIDE APPEARS TO BE UNAFFECTED.BOTH LIFT STRUTS ARE UNDAMAGEDTHE IMPACT ON THE FRONT BROKE OUT A PIECE OF THE UPPER COWLS FIBERGLASS NOSEBOWL, BUT DID NOT DAMAGE THE METAL THAT FORMS THE UPPER COWL ITSELFTHE LOWER NOSEBOWL DID NOT BREAK, BUT HAS SOME PAINT MISSING, SO IT MAY HAVE FLEXED SOME.THE LOWER COWL METAL APPEARS TO HAVE ALSO FLEXED SLIGHTLY AT THE FRONT LOWER EDGE, BUT THIS WILL STRAIGTEN OUT AGAIN.THE ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL AND NOSEGEAR ARE ALL STRAIGHT, WHICH YOU CAN SEE WELL BECAUSE THE PROP STRIKE 0-320 ENGINE HAS BEEN UNBOLTED AND IS NOT INCLUDED.AS YOU CAN ALSO SEE, THE HOSES, LINES AND ENGINE CONTROL CABLES WERE UNBOLTED, NOT CUT, AND ARE INCLUDED.THE GREEN WEIGHTS HOLDING THE FRONT END ARE FROM A JOHN DEERE TRACTOR I THINK, AND ARE NOT INCLUDED.THE ENGINE MOUNT IS NOT DAMAGED.INSIDE, THE SEATS ARE COOL TWO-TONE GREY AND THE SEATS AND MATCHING SIDE PANELS LOOK GOOD.BOTH FRONT SEATS HAVE THE CRANK UP “VERTICALLY ADJUSTING” FEATURE, SO PILOT’S OF ANY STATURE, TALL OR NOT, CAN FIND A COMFORTABLE PERCH.THE DASH IS COMPLETE WITH ALL LATE MODEL FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS, PLUS THE COMPLETE COMPLIMENT OF ENGINE AND AIRFRAME INSTRUMENTATION, AS WELL AS ALL SWITCHGEAR AND CIRCUIT PROTECTION.THE PAINT SCHEME IS MODERN, WITH SPEED STRIPES IN GREY AND BLUE.IN RECENT YEARS, MORE AND MORE OWNERS ARE SEEING THE BENEFIT OF USING THE TRIED AND TRUE 172 AIRFRAME WITH AN UPGRADE IN HORSEPOWER, USUALLY FROM THE FACTORY ORIGINAL 150 H.P. (LYCOMING 0-320) TO THE 180 H.P. LYCOMING 0-360.THE EXTRA HORSEPOWER, WITH A NEGLIGABLE EXTRA WEIGHT, TURNS THE SLEEPY 172 INTO A SHORT TAKE-OFF, FAST CLIMBING AND FASTER (ALTHOUGH NOT BLISTERINGLY FAST) CROSS-COUNTRY CRUISER.THE 180 H.P. FITS RIGHT ON THE EXISTING MOUNT, SO THAT’S EASY, BUT THE BIG PROBLEM IN DOING THE CONVERSION IS THE COST TO CONVERT, PLUS THE COST OF THE DONOR AIRPLANE, EXCEEDS THE VALUE OF THE FINISHED PROJECT.IF, HOWEVER, YOU START WITH AN AIRPLANE YOU CAN BUY AT A MUCH LOWER COST, THAT CAN BE REPAIRED BY BOLTING ON 1 MAJOR COMPONANT, AND REPAIR WITHOUT MAYBE DRIVING A SINGLE RIVET, THAN IT MAKES SENSE!THIS IS THAT AIRPLANE !! LOCATED AT A PRIVATE STRIP IN LEMOORE CALIFORNIA, ABOUT MIDWAY NORTH AND SOUTH.WE WILL PAY ANY ACCUMULATED STORAGE FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION.THIS AIRPLANE HAS 8,625 HOURS TT SNEW.WE HAVE THE COMPLETE AND CONSECUTIVE LOGBOOKS SINCE BRAND NEW 11/1969 (SO THIS REALLY SHOULD BE CALLED A 1970)ALONG WITH ALL OF THE LOGS, WE HAVE A WHOLE FILE FULL OF PAPERWORK, INCLUDING 337’S, WEIGHT AND BALANCE, AD COMPIANCE, ETC., ETC.ALSO INCLUDED ARE THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND THE FAA BILL OF SALE.AND THE KEYS !! A WING FOR THIS AIRPLANE IS READILY AVAILABLE, FROM US OR OTHERS, FOR $2,500 OR LESS, SO THIS AIRPLANE IS A VERY, VERY COST EFFECTIVE UPGRADE CANDIDATE !!
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