# Accident 20070711019339A: Cessna 172RG, Roche Harbor, WA, July 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2007, 18:45 local time
- Place: Roche Harbor, WA
- Airport: Roche Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6122° N, 123.1386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6122&lon=-123.1386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9551B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9551B) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 10 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070711019339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER ENROUTE TO ROCHE HARBOR. PILOT DETERMINED GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED WITHOUT THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS. GEAR "COLLAPSED" UPON LANDING AND SLID OFF THE SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO DITCH. NO INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX07LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA215), Jul 12, 2007: Cessna 172RG (N9551B), Roche Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform the emergency landing gear extension procedure prior to landing. A contributing factor in the accident was the failure of the electrical system.

## Other reports on N9551B (3)

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

- [Accident 20010413008179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010413008179A), Apr 13, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N9551B), Tacoma, WA, No damage. (-23)Pilot noted alternator light blinking then on in aircraft. Pilot made approach and lnading to runway 35 at tiw touched down with landing gear retracted.…
- [Incident 20000619033759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000619033759I), Jun 19, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N9551B), Tacoma, WA, Minor damage. (-23) During a instructional flight practicing engine out procedures, the student and instructor became involved in the simulated emergency, discussing and…
- [Incident 19970522015759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970522015759I), May 22, 1997: Cessna 172RG (N9551B), Vashon, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: on departure from the Vashon airport the aircraft drifted slightly left allowing the nose wheel and horizontal stabilizer to contact 2 runway…

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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