# Accident 20010930027349A: Cessna 172RG, Newberg, OR, September 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2001, 10:50 local time
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Airport: Chehalem Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3196° N, 122.9794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3196&lon=-122.9794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6515R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6515R-2015-12-19) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010930027349A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1050 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172RG AIRPLANE, N6515R, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER IN TIGARD, OREGON, AND BEING OPERATED BY EAGLE FLIGHT CENTER INC. OF HILLSBORO, OREGON, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN A LANDING WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AT CHEHALEM AIRPARK, NEWBERG, OREGON. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE AIRPLANE'S SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AT MCMINNVILLE, OREGON, AT 0953, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT FROM PORTLAND-HILLSBORO AIRPORT IN HILLSBORO. ACCORDING TO INITIAL ACCIDENT NOTIFICATION INFORMATION, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WHILE DOING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY CHANGING WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 SEA01LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA177), Sep 30, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N6515R), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear. A factor was the pilot's failure to follow checklist procedures.

## Other reports on N6515R (1)

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

- [Incident 20140819016189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140819016189I), Aug 19, 2014: Cessna 172RG (N6515R), Troutdale, OR, Minor damage. CFI stated that his commercial student was cleared to land at ttd on runway 25. He was asked to perform a soft field landing. The student landed the aircraft…

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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