# Incident 19871111074919I: Cessna 172RG, Maricopa, AZ, November 11, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1987, 08:15 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550AM-2022-02-05) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 56 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871111074919I

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. GEAR COLLAPSE AT LANDING ON DIRT STRIP WITH SAFE INDICATION. NO SYSTEM PROBLEMS.

## Other reports on N550AM (4)

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

- [Incident 20070916022029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070916022029I), Sep 16, 2007: Cessna 172RG (N550AM), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Instructor was conducting flight training with his student pursuant to a commercial pilot certificate in a complex airplane. Student had performed 10…
- [Incident 20070305003379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070305003379I), Mar 5, 2007: Cessna 172RG (N550AM), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Approximately 1 hour into the local area training flight the crew attempted to lower the gear for a landing. The nose and right main gear extended, but…
- [Incident 20011223035949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011223035949I), Dec 23, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N550AM), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) The investigation showed that the connecting bolt to the nose torque link lost the bolt. The nut came loose causing failure of the gear to retract. It is…
- [Incident 19970604022239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970604022239I), Jun 4, 1997: Cessna 172RG (N550AM), Chandler, AZ. Fumes on climbout. Returned. Hydraulic pressure pump failed.

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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