# Incident 20000531032549I: Cessna 172M, Gaithersburg, MD, May 31, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2000, 21:40 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1683° N, 77.1660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (GAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1683&lon=-77.1660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5135R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5135R-2012-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000531032549I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON GO AROUND THE RIGHT FLAP FULLY RETRACTED AND THE LEFT FLAP STOPPED AT APPROX. 30 DEGREES AND THE SYSTEM FAILED IN THAT POSITION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT, LOWER, OUTBOARD ROLLER ASSY. FAILED JAMMING THE SYSTEM.  THE ROLLORS WERE LAST REPLACED ON 04/04/90 AND HAVE A TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE OF 5008.2 HOURS.

## Other reports on N5135R (1)

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

- [Accident 19980104000059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980104000059A), Jan 4, 1998: Cessna 172M (N5135R), Philadelphia, PA, Substantial damage. Overran runway landing. Prop and nose gear damaged on street curb firewall also damaged. (.4)the pilot reported that the airplane touched down long, and…

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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