# Incident 20071129832059I: Cessna 172RG, Morristown, NJ, November 29, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2007, 11:30 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9453D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9453D-2020-11-20) (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, 200 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071129832059I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LOWERED WERE CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A POWER ON STALL, THEY LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND DID NOY GET A GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATION LIGHT.  THEY NOTICED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND.  THEY RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH AND GOT THE SAME RESULT.  THEY TRIED TO PUMP THE GEAR DOWN AND HAD NO SUCCESS.  THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED SOME HIGH G MANEUVERS IN ATTEMPT TO SHAKE THE GEAR DOWN AND THIS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL ALSO.  THE PILOT CONTACTED AMERICAN FLYERS MAINTENANCE FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY REFERED TO THE MAINTENANCE MANUALS AND INFORMED THE PILOT THAT HE HAD DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE AND HE SHOULD RETRACT THE GEAR AND EXECUTE A GEAR UP LANDING.  THE MORRISTOWN AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE SITUATION, AND THE FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED A FLYBY TO GET A VISUAL CHECK FO THE LANDING GEAR.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS OBSERVED TO BE PARTIALLY OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL.  A GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 31.  PRIOR TO LANDING, THE INSTRUCTOR SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN WITH THE MISTURE CONTROL AND CLOSED THE FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, AND BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT.

## Other reports on N9453D (3)

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

- [Incident 20160921024939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160921024939I), Sep 21, 2016: Cessna 172RG (N9453D), Addison, TX, Minor damage. 1. Description of deviation: On 09/21/2016, a Cessna 172RG N9453D, had engine failure on departure role. Air traffic control reported to the pilot that smoke…
- [Incident 20160921015819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160921015819I), Sep 21, 2016: Cessna 172RG (N9453D), Addison, TX, No damage. On 9/21/2016, a Cessna 172RG, N9453D, after take-off during climb was notified by the tower that the aircraft had smoke coming from the engine cowl. The…
- [Incident 19930630026509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930630026509I), Jun 30, 1993: Cessna 172RG (N9453D), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Right gear pivot assembly had sheared.

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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