# Incident 19951017038229I: Cessna 172RG, Scottsdale, AZ, October 17, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1995, 11:20 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: B4VV
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6303V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6303V-2003-07-22) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,660 total, 225 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951017038229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 1120 MST, CESSNA 172RG, N6303V, INTENTIONALLY LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE "UP" POSITION AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HAD MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO THIS LANDING, BUT DUE TO AN APPARENT MECHANICAL PROBLEM IT WOULD NOT COME DOWN. AFTER HAVING HAD MUCH DISCUSSION WITH COMPANY MECHANICS, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LANDED THE AIRPLANE GEAR-UP. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT A PIVOT ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN, WHICH PREVENTED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FROM EXTENDING. THIS REPORT DOES NOT INVOLVE AN NMAC REPORT FAA FORM 8020-11 NOT RECEIVED FROM AIR TRAFFIC. THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT BY AIR TRAFFIC. THIS REPORT CLOSED. SDR TAKEN.

## Other reports on N6303V (2)

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

- [Accident 20020921025049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020921025049A), Sep 21, 2002: Cessna 172RG (N6303V), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 21, 2002, about 1445 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172RG, N6303V, made an off airport forced landing following a loss of engine power near…
- [Incident 19941125043119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941125043119I), Nov 25, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N6303V), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. Unable extend gear. Had to land gear up. Cause unknown.

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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