# Incident 20031013025609I: Cessna R172K, Portland, ME, October 13, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2003, 17:23 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736RX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736RX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 70 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031013025609I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING ROLL-OUT THE MAIN GEAR OF THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS RETRACTED. THE PILOT THOUGHT HE WAS EXPERIENCING A FLAT TIRE. HE VEERED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT ALL INDICATIONS WERE INDICATING THE LANDING GEAR WERE "DOWN AND LOCKED". THE WITNESS FLAGS (INDICATING GEAR EXTENDED) ON THE FLOAT DECKS AND FOUR GREEN LIGHTS IN THE COCKPIT VERIFIED GEAR-DOWN POSITION. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS EXPLANATION FOR THE GEAR TO HAVE RETRACTED DURING A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION. A THOROUGH INSPECTION IS BEING CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.

## Other reports on N736RX (1)

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

- [Incident 20200708011559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200708011559I), Jul 8, 2020: Cessna R172K (N736RX), Salem, SC, Minor damage. During an ases instructional flight airman student lost control of aircraft on takeoff- including directional control due to torque. Aircraft became airborne…

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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