# Incident 20040724020129I: Aerovd L39C, Rockford, IL, July 24, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2004, 19:14 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139GS-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Vodochody L39C (registry code 05620RN, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ivchenko AI-25TL (registry code 34703, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-ai-25tl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROVD L39C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 75 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040724020129I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC, MR. GLENN A. SMITH, WAS DISTRACTED DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR WHILE LANDING AT RFD.

## Other reports on N139GS (1)

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

- [Accident 20120901021209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120901021209A), Sep 1, 2012: Aero Vodochody L39C (N139GS), Davenport, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. This accident occurred during an airshow at the Davenport, Iowa airport (dvn). The incident occurred during a crossover maneuver where the accident aircraft…

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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