# Incident 19981125043689I: Cessna 172RG, Lafayette, IN, November 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1998, 14:16 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4123° N, 86.9369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PURDUE UNIVERSITY (LAF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4123&lon=-86.9369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9863B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9863B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981125043689I

## Narrative

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

(-5)THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES USING BOTH THE NORMAL SYSTEM AND THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP.  THE PILOT MADE A GEAR UP LANDING.  EXAMINATION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THAT A PORTION OF THE DOWN STOP ASSY. HAD BROKEN OFF, AND WAS JAMMED INTO THE DOWN LOCK SWITCH.  THIS CAUSED THE LANDING MOTOR TO SHUT OFF PRIOR TO ALL LANDING REACHING THE FULL DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                           THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9863B (1)

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

- [Incident 19870711034389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711034389I), Jul 11, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N9863B), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. The aircraft settled into the runway during an attempted go around. High density altitude.

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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