# Incident 19960113001829I: Cessna 172RG, Lynchburg, VA, January 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1996, 14:15 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Lynchburg Municipal-Preston Glenn
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3254° N, 79.2012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LYNCHBURG RGNL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (LYH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3254&lon=-79.2012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9562B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9562B) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 3 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960113001829I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 13, 1996, AT 1415 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172RG, N9562B, LANDED AT THE LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA REGIONAL AIRPORT. UPON LANDING, THE PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9562B (1)

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

- [Accident 19891218055649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891218055649A), Dec 18, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N9562B), Romeoville, IL, Substantial damage. Allowed crosswind to drift left on liftoff. Wing struck a snowbank causing aircraft to nose over.

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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