# Incident 20070406005659I: Cessna 172RG, Arkadelphia, AR, April 6, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Arkadelphia, AR
- Airport: Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: H2US
- 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
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 450 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070406005659I

## Narrative

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

(-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 "IN RANGE" CHECKLIST FOR LANDING A LOUD POP WAS HEARD FROM THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE "BEFORE LANDING" CHECK LIST THE GEAR WAS SELECTED TO THE "DOWN" POSITION. WE GOT A "GEAR UNSAFE" INDICATION AND BROKE OFF OUR APPROACH FOR LANDING. CONTACTED THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE AND DID A FLY-BY WITH HIM OBSERVING AND CONFIRMED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS HANGING IN THE "TRAIL" POSITION. THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR WERE IN THE "DOWN AND LOCKED" POSITION. A DETERMINATION WAS MADE TO MAKE A "GEAR-UP" LANDING, WHICH WE ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOWEVER SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N9353D (1)

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

- [Incident 20041108027519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041108027519I), Nov 8, 2004: Cessna 172RG (N9353D), Arkadelphia, AR, Minor damage. (-23) On November 8, 2004, at approximately 1230 CDT, Cessna 172RG, N9353D experienced minor damage due to an intentional gear up landing at Arkadelphia,…

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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