# Incident 19940730031179I: Cessna 172RG, Hickory, NC, July 30, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1994, 18:45 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Airport: Hickory Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7411° N, 81.3896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HICKORY RGNL (HKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7411&lon=-81.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5209V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5209V) (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: 2,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940730031179I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT HAD BEEN MAKING A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT AND FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR WHEN LANDING. PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON AUGUST 5, 1994; DUE TO PILOT'S EXPERIENCE, DO NOT FEEL THAT ANY FURTHER ACTION WILL BE BENEFICIAL.

## Other reports on N5209V (1)

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

- [Incident 20110131001259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110131001259I), Jan 31, 2011: Cessna 172RG (N5209V), Hickory, NC, Minor damage. At approximately 1820 on January 31,2011 the nose landing gear collapsed upon landing on Cessna N5209V. The student ([privacy data omitted]) was on his second…

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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