# Incident 20021219036329I: Cessna 172RG, Orlando, FL, December 19, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2002, 10:45 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7772° N, 81.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO SANFORD INTL (SFB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7772&lon=-81.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4721R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4721R) (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: 1,300 total, 30 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021219036329I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS CONDUCTING A COMPLEX AIRPLANE CHECKOUT FOR THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS SITTING IN THE LEFT FRONT SEAT OF THE AIRPLANE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ASKED THE PRIVATE PILOT (WHO WAS MANIPULATING THE AIRPLANE'S CONTROLS) TO PERFORM A SHORT FIELD LANDING. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THEN LOWERING THE NOSE GEAR TO THE RUNWAY, THE PRIVATE PILOT PLACED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER IN THE UP POSITION INSTEAD OF PLACING THE FLAP LEVER IN THE UP POSITION. ALTHOUGH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CAUGHT THIS ERROR AND EXPEDITIOUSLY SLAPPED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER BACK TO THE DOWN POSITION, HE WAS NOT QUICK ENOUGH TO REVERSE THE OUTCOME. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UNLOCKED AND BEGAN A SLOW RETRACTION. THE RESULT WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO GEAR DOORS AND REARWARD BENDING OF THE PROPELLER BLADES. MAIN GEAR DID NOT UNLOCK.

## Other reports on N4721R (2)

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

- [Accident 20031224033349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031224033349A), Dec 24, 2003: Cessna 172RG (N4721R), Key West, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) During a night time landing, the right main gear did not show green light. Made three fly bys for rescue personnel on the ground to shine spot light on…
- [Incident 19950718032469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950718032469I), Jul 18, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N4721R), Abbeville, LA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on takeoff roll. No anomalies found.

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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