# Incident 19960531017559I: Cessna 172RG, Casa Grande, AZ, May 31, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1996, 10:45 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport: Casa Grande Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9549° N, 111.7668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CASA GRANDE MUNI (CGZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9549&lon=-111.7668&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6121V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6121V) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960531017559I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: INCIDENT REPORT #IWP0796047. ON MAY 31, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 AM LOCAL TIME, CESSNA C-172RG, PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT JAN VAN HENDE, LANDED AT CASA GRANDE, AZ AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING, MR. VAN HENDE INADVERTENTLY PLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION ALLOWING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT. HE HAD INTENDED TO RAISE THE FLAPS BUT THE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINE COWLING, AND PROP SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE ON BOARD WITHOUT INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS FLOWN AS A TRAINING FLIGHT OF SABENA AIRLINE TRAINING CENTER THAT IS LOCATED AT THE SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT. INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N6121V (1)

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

- [Incident 20050714015199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050714015199I), Jul 14, 2005: Cessna 172RG (N6121V), Renton, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Upon take-off (rwy 33) pilot experienced vibration. Declared an emergency, cleared for emergency landing, executed a 180 degree turn and landed on same…

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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