# Incident 20070305003379I: Cessna 172RG, Denver, CO, March 5, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2007, 12:05 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KY7S
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550AM-2022-02-05) (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: 1,050 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070305003379I

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO THE LOCAL AREA TRAINING FLIGHT THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR FOR A LANDING. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED, BUT THE LEFT MAIN DID NOT. AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR ELECTRICALLY AND MECHANICALLY, THE CREW ELECTED TO EXECUTE A GEAR UP LANDING. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH A MINIMUM OF DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N550AM (4)

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

- [Incident 20070916022029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070916022029I), Sep 16, 2007: Cessna 172RG (N550AM), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Instructor was conducting flight training with his student pursuant to a commercial pilot certificate in a complex airplane. Student had performed 10…
- [Incident 20011223035949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011223035949I), Dec 23, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N550AM), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) The investigation showed that the connecting bolt to the nose torque link lost the bolt. The nut came loose causing failure of the gear to retract. It is…
- [Incident 19970604022239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970604022239I), Jun 4, 1997: Cessna 172RG (N550AM), Chandler, AZ. Fumes on climbout. Returned. Hydraulic pressure pump failed.
- [Incident 19871111074919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871111074919I), Nov 11, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N550AM), Maricopa, AZ, Minor damage. Practice emergency gear extension. Gear collapse at landing on dirt strip with safe indication. No system problems.

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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