# Incident 20030109006869I: Cessna 172RG, Ruleville, MS, January 9, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2003, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ruleville, MS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7249° N, 90.5503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruleville, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7249&lon=-90.5503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9574B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9574B) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,585 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030109006869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE CFI WAS TRAINING A STUDENT PILOT ON PRACTICING ENGINE OUT EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. THE CFI MOVED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE TO SIMULATE ENGINE FAILURE. THEY LOCATED AN AIRPORT AND INITIATED DESCENT TOWARD THE RUNWAY JUST PRIOR TO LANDING THE CREW REALIZED THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR UP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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