# Incident 19960331010409I: Cessna 172RG, Groton - New Lo, CT, March 31, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1996, 08:23 local time
- Place: Groton - New Lo, CT
- Airport: Groton-New London
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3301° N, 72.0451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROTON-NEW LONDON (GON), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3301&lon=-72.0451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9487D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9487D-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 152 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331010409I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING TOUCH AND GO'S AT GON THE STUDENT PILOT MISTOOK THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE FOR THE CARB HEAT AND RAISED THE GEAR SHORTLY AFTER LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR COULD NOT REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROP AND NOSE GEAR DOORS.

## Other reports on N9487D (2)

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

- [Incident 20080717856219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080717856219I), Jul 17, 2008: Cessna 172RG (N9487D), Stockbridge, GA, Minor damage. In VMC while conducting approach and landings at Berry Hill Airport 4A0, Stockbridge, GA. Pilot failed to extend landing gear. Aircraft contacted runway 29 and…
- [Incident 20060711020469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060711020469I), Jul 11, 2006: Cessna 172RG (N9487D), Morristown, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) A flight instructor and a private pilot enrolled in a commercial pilot training course were practicing landings. The air traffic control tower operator…

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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