# Incident 20000115001209I: Cessna 172RG, Denton, TX, January 15, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2000, 13:30 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2148° N, 97.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2148&lon=-97.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9620B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9620B-2019-09-06) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 329 total, 56 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000115001209I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 15, 2000, AT 1330 CST, A CESSNA 172RG, REGISTRATION NUMBER N9620B, OWNED BY A T E OF TEXAS, INC, 4201 N MAIN ST. FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76106-2736, DURING LANDING THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO SUPPORT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE GREEEN INDICAATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE, AND THAT HE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND OR TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION.  POST INCIDENT FUNCTIONAL TESTING OF THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM REVEALED NO FAULTS AND THE LANDING GEAR WORKED NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N9620B (5)

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

- [Incident 20041107029719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041107029719I), Nov 7, 2004: Cessna 172RG (N9620B), Mesquite, TX, Minor damage. (-23) N9620B was in the traffic pattern at Mesquite airport (hqz) conducting flight training in a Cessna 172RG. On or about the 7th or 8th stop and go landing…
- [Incident 20040316010899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040316010899I), Mar 16, 2004: Cessna 172RG (N9620B), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On March 16, 2004 at 1149 central time a Cessna, CE-172-RG, N9620B owned by ate of Texas inc. was operated by patrick o'neal who was giving flight…
- [Accident 19990807040859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990807040859A), Aug 7, 1999: Cessna 172RG (N9620B), Celina, TX, No damage. (-23) The attempted takeoff was from a grass surfaced, private airport, from which the pilot had no previous experience. He elected to utilize the last 1100…
- [Incident 19990805026079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990805026079I), Aug 5, 1999: Cessna 172RG (N9620B), Celina, TX. Powerplant failure resulted in an off-airport landing with no apparent damage to the aircraft, except within the engine compartment. Inspection of the engine…
- [Accident 19931118044022A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931118044022A), Nov 18, 1993: Cessna 172RG (N9620B), Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. Awaiting takeoff was struck from behind by N97766 that was taxiing for takeoff with CFI aboard. Blamed brakes.

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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