39.7294° N, 104.8319° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 27, 1993 · 12:30 local
Place
Aurora, CO
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9971B
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total10 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Unable to lower left main gear. Landed gear up beside runway. Left main gear pivot assembly had broken.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO LOWER LEFT MAIN GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP BESIDE RUNWAY. LEFT MAIN GEAR PIVOT ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN.