# Incident 20030718020579I: Cessna 172RG, Arlington, TX, July 18, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2003, 10:15 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6639° N, 97.0943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARLINGTON MUNI (GKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6639&lon=-97.0943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9973B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9973B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-350 series (registry code 41512, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030718020579I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SOFT FIELD LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED VERY QUICKLY ON THE RUNWAY WITH DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLER. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9973B (1)

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

- [Incident 19910619022669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910619022669I), Jun 19, 1991: Cessna 172RG (N9973B), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed during takeoff roll. Pilot stated he put gear selector in down position.

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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