# Incident 19960814022639I: Cessna 172RG, Wichita, KS, August 14, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1996, 12:00 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9865B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9865B-2021-04-30) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 210 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/19960814022639I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND OR RETRACT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND STUDENT WERE UNINJURED. THERE IS AN ONGOING MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER.

## Other reports on N9865B (1)

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

- [Incident 20001128022659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001128022659I), Nov 28, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N9865B), Wichita, KS. (-23) A/c was departing Wichita mid-continent airport for the west practice area. At about 6 miles west of the airport, the pilot noticed that the oil pressure…

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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