# Incident 20041029028459I: Cessna 172RG, Arcadia, LA, October 29, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2004, 19:09 local time
- Place: Arcadia, LA
- Airport: Arcadia-Bienville Parish Apt
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GP8S
- Location: 32.5321° N, 92.9528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARCADIA-BIENVILLE PARISH (5F0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5321&lon=-92.9528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5204V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5204V) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,380 total, 194 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041029028459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) CFI LOFTIN AND STUDENT CHAUFF BOTH ADVISED "WE JUST FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN" AFTER COMPLETION OF A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT SPIRALING DESCENT FROM 3000' MSL TO A 180 DEGREE "ACCURACY" LANDING AT THE ARCADIA AIRPORT (5F0).

## Other reports on N5204V (1)

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

- [Incident 20040510009729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040510009729I), May 10, 2004: Cessna 172RG (N5204V), Ruston, LA, Minor damage. (-23) CFI and student became distracted and failed to lower gear before landing.

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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