# Incident 19871013061689I: Cessna 172RG, Greeley, CO, October 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1987, 15:15 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4374° N, 104.6332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREELEY-WELD COUNTY (GXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4374&lon=-104.6332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4963R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4963R-1993-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 300 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871013061689I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT RETRACTED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS ON ROLLOUT. CFI WAS NOT QUICK ENOUGH TO PREVENT NOSE GEAR RETRACTION.

## Other reports on N4963R (2)

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

- [Accident 19920724027429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920724027429A), Jul 24, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N4963R), Fairplay, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew low into canyon looking for campsite. Stalled into trees on rising terrain. Mountain flying instructional dual
- [Incident 19880421025039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880421025039I), Apr 21, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N4963R), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. Student pilot retracted flaps and gear on a touch and go landing. Landing gear collapsed on takeoff roll.

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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