# Incident 20030701034479I: Cessna 172RG, Roswell, NM, July 1, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2003, 10:30 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Roswell Industrial Air Center
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3734° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3734&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5537R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5537R) (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: 410 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030701034479I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 1, 2003 AT 10:30 MDT A CESSNA 172-RG N5537R, REGISTERED TO GREAT SOUTHWEST AVIATION INC. SUSTAINED A PROPELLER STRIKE WHILE ON A COMMERCIAL PILOT CHECK FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO ON JUNE 1, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 MDT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER WERE NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N5537R (1)

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

- [Incident 20010706018609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010706018609I), Jul 6, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N5537R), Roswell, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On 07/06/01 at approximately 1521 MDT, N5573R, Cessna 172R6, during maintenance test flight, the pilot-in-command lynn crouch pilot cert. 1967153,…

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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