# Incident 19850218011819I: Cessna 172RG, Englewood, CO, February 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1985, 14:45 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6498R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6498R-1994-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850218011819I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING. GEAR HORN FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE ON INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N6498R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900526017629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900526017629A), May 26, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N6498R), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Unable to climb after takeoff. Landing in a trailer park, struck wires. Pilot did not retract gear to reduce drag.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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