# Incident 20030419008709I: Cessna 172RG, Las Vegas, NV, April 19, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5268U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 12 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030419008709I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 18, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS CESSNA 172 RG N5268U MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ABOUT 80 FEET OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 35 WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND GEARS WERE LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A HENDERSON AIRPORT TIE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTES WITH THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.

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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