# Incident 20070917021179I: Cessna 172RG, Cedar City, UT, September 17, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2007, 20:00 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Airport: Cedar City Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7010° N, 113.0989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CEDAR CITY RGNL (CDC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7010&lon=-113.0989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6272R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6272R-2014-06-11) (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: 423 total, 66 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070917021179I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH AT APPROX. 20:00 MDT, A CESSNA 172RG, N6272R, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AT CEDAR CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT (CDC). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT BY THE PILOT CFI AND A COMMERCIAL STUDENT PILOT. AFTER SEVERAL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AND VARIOUS MANEUVERS, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WHEN BOTH PILOTS HEARD AND FELT THE PROPELLER STRIKE THE GROUND AND REALIZED THE GEAR HAD NOT BEEN EXTENDED. THE CFI IMMEDIATELY PITCHED UP THE AIRCRAFT AND ADDED FULL POWER, INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N6272R (5)

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

- [Accident 20090110001149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090110001149A), Jan 10, 2009: Cessna 172RG (N6272R), Carson City, NV, Substantial damage. During flight, the r/h main landing gear failed to extend; however, the l/h landing extended normally. After several attempts to cycle the gear, a landing was…
- [Incident 20070406003689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070406003689I), Apr 6, 2007: Cessna 172RG (N6272R), Cedar City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) Nose gear collapsed on landing as the nose wheel touched down. Pilot reported a normal landing with a green gear down light illuminated. Preliminary…
- [Incident 20060705012429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060705012429I), Jul 5, 2006: Cessna 172RG (N6272R), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. (-23) During downwind portion of landing pattern, pilot (acting as CFI) pulled the gear motor cb with knowledge of student. Then, CFI instructed student to…
- [Incident 20000218003819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000218003819I), Feb 18, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N6272R), Provo, UT, Minor damage. Gear up landing. Pilot stated he was distracted by other traffic causing him to change his normal routine in the traffic pattern. Re-examination recommended.
- [Incident 19980820036379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980820036379I), Aug 20, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N6272R), Provo, UT, Minor damage. Mr. Bastin was giving instruction to mr wright towards a complex endorsement. After several touch and goes, on takeoff, the nose gear collapsed causing 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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