# Incident 20041108027519I: Cessna 172RG, Arkadelphia, AR, November 8, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2004, 12:30 local time
- Place: Arkadelphia, AR
- Airport: Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1274° N, 93.0709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arkadelphia, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1274&lon=-93.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9353D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9353D) (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: 630 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041108027519I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 8, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 CDT, CESSNA 172RG, N9353D EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE DUE TO AN INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LANDING AT ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT STUDENT STATED THAT THEY HEARD "SOME POPS" WHILE RETRACTING THE GEAR AFTER A NORMAL TAKE OFF. AFTER EXTENDING THE GEAR THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. THEY FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR IN THE LOCAL AREA MAKING EVERY ATTEMPT TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THEY MAINTAINED AIR TO GROUND COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OF THE SCHOOL AND THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE. ONLY AFTER ALL EMERGENCY AGENCIES WERE IN PLACE DID THEY MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. AS A RESULT OF SUPERB AIRMANSHIP THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINIMAL AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND THE FLIGHT WAS TRACKED BY THE FLIGHT SCHOOL FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 141 LOCAL TRAINING.

## Other reports on N9353D (1)

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

- [Incident 20070406005659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070406005659I), Apr 6, 2007: Cessna 172RG (N9353D), Arkadelphia, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) While during end of course check ride and completing maneuvers in a designated training area we began our return to the Arkadelphia airport. During the…

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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