# Accident 19990215001469A: Cessna 172RG, Lawrenceville, IL, February 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1999, 16:15 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, IL
- Airport: Lawrenceville-Vincennes International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7199° N, 87.6800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7199&lon=-87.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9506D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9506D-2013-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990215001469A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND ON LANDING. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 15, 1999, AT 1515 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172RG, N9506D, OPERATED BY VINCENNES UNIVERSITY, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING. THE PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND DURING LANDING. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED LAWRENCEVILLE, ILLINOIS, ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. (-23) ON FEBRUARY 15, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 CST, N9506D, A CESSNA 172RT, WAS CLIMBING TO ALTITUDE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WHEN A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND.  A LANDING WAS MADE AT LAWRENCEVILLE, IL, AIRPORT WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR.  THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND PRIVATE PILOT STUDENT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.

## 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 CHI99LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA092), Feb 15, 1999: Cessna 172RG (N9506D), Lawrenceville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the fatigue fracture of the landing gear actuator.

## Other reports on N9506D (1)

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

- [Incident 19940425031999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940425031999I), Apr 25, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N9506D), Oaktown, IN, Minor damage. CFI pulled landing gear circuit breaker to practice stalls. Landed gear up.

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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