# Incident 19891012054449I: Cessna 172RG, Conway, SC, October 12, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: Conway, SC
- Airport: Conway-Horry County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8285° N, 79.1222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CONWAY-HORRY COUNTY (HYW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8285&lon=-79.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9985B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9985B) (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: 815 total, 33 in this make and model, 308 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891012054449I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOCK GEAR DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP. PIVOT ASSEMBLY SHEARED SHAFT TO ACTUATOR ALLOWING GEAR TO SWING FREE.

## Other reports on N9985B (2)

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

- [Accident 20121114027949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121114027949A), Nov 14, 2012: Cessna 172RG (N9985B), Lexington, KY, Substantial damage. N9985B a Cessna 172RG was on a IFR flight plan to I68, lebanon-warren co. airport when they selected gear down and got an unsafe indication. Emergency gear…
- [Incident 20091030051249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091030051249I), Oct 30, 2009: Cessna 172RG (N9985B), Weston, FL, No damage. During steep turns practice, student and CFI noted electric smell/smoke comming from underneath instrument panel. CFI took control of aircraft while student…

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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