# Incident 20020810037119I: Cessna 172RG, Horseheads, NY, August 10, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Horseheads, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1686° N, 76.8297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horseheads, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1686&lon=-76.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9706B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9706B-2026-04-26) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810037119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2002, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT WELLSVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WELLSVILLE, NY, THE PILOT DISCOVERED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN. THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO PROCEED TO THE ELMIRA-CORNING REGIONAL AIRPORT IN HORSEHEADS, NY AND LAND GEAR-UP ON THE GRASS RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS BROKEN. THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REPAIRS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9706B (2)

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

- [Incident 20260207000479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260207000479I), Feb 7, 2026: Cessna 172RG (N9706B), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. Aircraft departed I69 for a part 61 flight training lesson. While in the pattern, the gear lever was moved to the down position and the right main landing gear…
- [Incident 20001116024439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001116024439I), Nov 16, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N9706B), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. (-23) I was doing a normal landing (full stop). My gear was up and I thought I did a gumps check. Once I hit the runway I just did my best to come to a safe…

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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