# Accident 20040708012639A: Cessna 172RG, Fernandina Beac, FL, July 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2004, 10:45 local time
- Place: Fernandina Beac, FL
- Airport: Fernandina Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6117° N, 81.4622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6117&lon=-81.4622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6321R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6321R-2006-05-19) (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: 170 total, 25 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040708012639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, THE PIC AND DPE WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 ATL04CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA145), Jul 8, 2004: Cessna 172 RG (N6321R), Fernandina, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the checklist and lower the landing gear prior to landing.

## Other reports on N6321R (1)

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

- [Incident 19990412037869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990412037869I), Apr 12, 1999: Cessna 172RG (N6321R), Titusville, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was making a landing at tix. A/c ballooned up and made a hard landing. A/c bounced up. Pilot applied full power and terminated the landing and…

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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