# Incident 20020708016419I: Cessna 172RG, Ruston, LA, July 8, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2002, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ruston, LA
- Airport: Ruston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GP8S
- Location: 32.5132° N, 92.5884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUSTON RGNL (RSN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5132&lon=-92.5884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9784B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9784B) (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: 425 total, 50 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020708016419I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR WAS DISTRACTED WHILE GIVING INSTRUCTION ON TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N9784B (1)

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

- [Incident 20030622014669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030622014669I), Jun 22, 2003: Cessna 172RG (N9784B), Ruston, LA, Minor damage. (-23) During simulated soft field takeoff right main and nose gear collapsed. Landing gear lever was found to be in the up position following incident.

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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