# Accident 20031224033349A: Cessna 172RG, Key West, FL, December 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2003, 21:15 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5500° N, 81.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5500&lon=-81.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4721R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4721R) (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: 600 total, 80 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031224033349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A NIGHT TIME LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DID NOT SHOW GREEN LIGHT. MADE THREE FLY BYS FOR RESCUE PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND TO SHINE SPOT LIGHT ON GEAR. GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. PILOT RECYCLED GEAR THREE TIMES. PULLED AND RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER SEVERAL TIMES. ATTEMPTED TO PUMP GEAR DOWN. DECIDED TO PERFORM A SOFT FIELD LANDING. RIGHT GEAR FOLDED. AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS UNTIL NOSE GEAR SANK INTO A DITCH AND FOLDED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA04LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA038), Dec 25, 2003: Cessna 172RG (N4721R), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot's improper emergency landing gear extension procedure which resulted in the right main landing gear not locking in the down position subsequent right main landing gear collapsing on landing.

## Other reports on N4721R (2)

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

- [Incident 20021219036329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021219036329I), Dec 19, 2002: Cessna 172RG (N4721R), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The flight instructor/pilot-in-command was conducting a complex airplane checkout for the private pilot, who was sitting in the left front seat of the…
- [Incident 19950718032469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950718032469I), Jul 18, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N4721R), Abbeville, LA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on takeoff roll. No anomalies found.

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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