# Incident 19850503026799I: Cessna 172RG, Amarillo, TX, May 3, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1985, 10:20 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Tradewind
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1699° N, 101.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRADEWIND (TDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1699&lon=-101.8259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6278R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6278R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 25 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850503026799I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT RETRACTED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS DURING ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N6278R (2)

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

- [Incident 20030316007739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316007739I), Mar 16, 2003: Cessna 172RG (N6278R), Morristown, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed wheel up due to the pilot not putting the gear handle down prior to landing. Investigation revealed that with electrical power applied to…
- [Accident 19800427010879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800427010879A), Apr 27, 1980: Cessna R172G (N6278R), Snyder, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted emergency landing after flying through wires and crashed.

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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