# Incident 19880703055569I: Cessna 172RG, Denver, CO, July 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6255V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6255V-2010-05-27) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 436 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880703055569I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N6255V (2)

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

- [Incident 19850419019989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850419019989I), Apr 19, 1985: Cessna 172RG (N6255V), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Pilot unsure he activated alternator switch and did not visually check gear position.
- [Incident 19840823058349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840823058349I), Aug 23, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N6255V), Miamisburg, OH, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed on the initial takeoff roll. Cause of the collapse could not be determined.

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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