# Incident 19980419013909I: Cessna 172RG, Dekalb, IL, April 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1998, 11:10 local time
- Place: Dekalb, IL
- Airport: Dekalb Taylor Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9338° N, 88.7057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DE KALB TAYLOR MUNI (DKB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9338&lon=-88.7057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N616SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N616SF) (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: 1,400 total, 350 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980419013909I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PIC WAS PROVIDING FLIGHT TRAINING TO HIS STUDENT. THE LANDING WAS REJECTED DUE TO GEESE NEAR THE RUNWAY. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPTED LANDING, THE PIC STATED THAT HIS STUDENT CONFIRMED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PIC STATED THAT HIS ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON LOOKING FOR BIRDS NEAR THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE SELECTOR HANDLE WAS NOT IN THE "DOWN" POSITION. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS ATTENTION WAS DISTRACTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N616SF (4)

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

- [Accident 20060321008719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060321008719A), Mar 21, 2006: Cessna 172RG (N616SF), Bridgeport, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 21, 2006, [privacy data omitted] was providing flight instruction to the pilot [privacy data omitted] the pilot [privacy data omitted] retracted…
- [Incident 19960706024999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960706024999I), Jul 6, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N616SF), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: after landing on runway 15 the pilot reported that the nose gear retracted slowly during landing roll-out. Resulting in the aircraft coming to a…
- [Incident 19960629045839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960629045839I), Jun 29, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N616SF), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft ran off runway and struck a runway light. Instructor no longer employed at this flight school. Whereabouts unknown. Chief flight instructor…
- [Accident 19940913026909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940913026909A), Sep 13, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N616SF), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Substantial damage. On precision approach high sink rate. Added power. Pitched up and stalled. CFI failed to advise proper recovery.

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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