# Incident 20030203006859I: Cessna 172RG, Wilmington, NC, February 3, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2003, 14:15 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2257° N, 77.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-77.9447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9537B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9537B-2015-06-16) (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 O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 65 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030203006859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ILM ON 02-03-2003 AT 1235. AFTER ABOUT A ONE HOUR FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT (N9537B) WAS INBOUND FOR LANDING AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. A LANDING GEAR "GREEN" LIGHT WAS NOT OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT. THE "AMBER" IN TRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN BUT COULD NOT SEE THE NOSE GEAR. A FLY-BY OF THE TOWER WAS COMPLETED AND THE TOWER INFORMED THE PILOT THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS IN THE UP/STOWED POSITION. SEVERAL MORE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR (BOTH NORMAL AND MANUAL) TO NO AVAIL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAINS EXTENDED AND THE NOSE IN THE STOWED POSITION. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS COMPLETED AND BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SAFELY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9537B (1)

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

- [Incident 20050415010089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050415010089I), Apr 15, 2005: Cessna 172RG (N9537B), Spartanburg, SC, Minor damage. (-23) During take-off roll the nose wheel collapsed and the prop struck the runway. No sheet metal or other damage to 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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