# Accident 20121114027949A: Cessna 172RG, Lexington, KY, November 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2012, 19:30 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Bluegrass Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: OKZS
- Location: 38.0353° N, 84.6053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0353&lon=-84.6053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9985B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9985B) (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: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,014 total, 70 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121114027949A

## Narrative

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

N9985B A CESSNA 172RG WAS ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO I68, LEBANON-WARREN CO. AIRPORT WHEN THEY SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND GOT AN UNSAFE INDICATION. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SHOWED NO PRESSURE IN SYSTEM. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND FLEW TO AND REQUESTED A LANDING AT LEXINGTON, KY(KLEX) A LOW PASS AT KLEX CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD NOT EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 22 AT KLEX LANDING ON THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR SETTLED ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. NO FIRE.

## 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 ERA13LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA058), Nov 15, 2012: Cessna 172RG (N9985B), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The rupture of the landing gear’s hydraulic pressure hose, which resulted in the depletion of all of the hydraulic fluid, and the inability of the landing gear to raise or lower. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N9985B (2)

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

- [Incident 20091030051249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091030051249I), Oct 30, 2009: Cessna 172RG (N9985B), Weston, FL, No damage. During steep turns practice, student and CFI noted electric smell/smoke comming from underneath instrument panel. CFI took control of aircraft while student…
- [Incident 19891012054449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891012054449I), Oct 12, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N9985B), Conway, SC, Minor damage. Unable to lock gear down. Landed gear up. Pivot assembly sheared shaft to actuator allowing gear to swing free.

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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