# Accident 20010927028939A: Cessna 172RG, Denver, CO, September 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2001, 13:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5781° N, 104.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5781&lon=-104.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9320D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9320D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010927028939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/27/01 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DORSIE MEADS AND CFI STUDENT JOHN WILCOX WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, ENGLEWOOD, CO. MR. MEADS STATED THAT ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35L HE NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR IN-TRANSIT LIGHT. HE BECAME DISTRACTED AND DID NOT CHECK FOR THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR LIGHT BEFORE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET HITTING A TAXI SIGN WITH THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, PROPELLER, BELLY AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. NO 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 DEN01LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA164), Sep 27, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N9320D), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the dual student to verify that the landing gear was down and locked, and the failure of the flight instructor to adequately supervise the dual student.

## Other reports on N9320D (3)

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

- [Incident 20071122828299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071122828299I), Nov 22, 2007: Cessna 172RG (N9320D), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) On November 22, 2007 at approximately 1130 MDT, N9320D a Cessna 172RG experienced a gear up landing at the Centennial Airport (apa) Denver, Colorado. The…
- [Incident 19920827043699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920827043699I), Aug 27, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N9320D), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Right main gear failed to extend on touch and go landing. Made gear up landing.
- [Incident 19911205058509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911205058509I), Dec 5, 1991: Cessna 172RG (N9320D), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Pilot was unable to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Pivot shaft in left main gear actuator sheared.

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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