# Accident 19961101042319A: Cessna 172RG, Tulsa, OK, November 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DF2S
- Location: 36.0491° N, 96.0195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0491&lon=-96.0195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9520B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9520B-2015-02-06) (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: 101 total, 9 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961101042319A

## Narrative

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

NO GREEN FOR LANDING. VISUAL ON NOSE AND LEFT MAIN. RIGHT MAIN FOLDED LANDING. EVIDENCE OVERLOAD AND FATIGUE CRACK. (-23) THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED OF AN OCCURRENCE AT RVS INVOLVING A SPARTAN AIRCRAFT. THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS NOT DOWN OR HAD COLLAPSED AND AN M OR D REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE SCHOOL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA041), Nov 1, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N9520B), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the main landing gear pivot gear assembly.

## Other reports on N9520B (2)

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

- [Incident 20140613008489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140613008489I), Jun 13, 2014: Cessna 172RG (N9520B), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. While conducting a ?check out? Flight for a new customer, the PIC began to perform several maneuvers to include steep turns. The PIC selected the gear down and…
- [Incident 20010823027779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010823027779I), Aug 23, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N9520B), Deland, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Tobin s. williamson, pilot-in-command of N9520B (a Cessna 172RG), was giving flight instruction to Mr. Bradley k. sullivan a commercial pilot working…

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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