# Accident 20130117000459A: Cessna 172RG, Redmond, OR, January 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2013, 17:52 local time
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Airport: Roberts Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: H6MS
- Location: 44.2539° N, 121.1483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2539&lon=-121.1483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6290V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6290V) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 839 total, 45 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130117000459A

## Narrative

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

THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND TO A DOWN & LOCKED POSITION WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED AFTER SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL TOUCH & GO'S AT BEND (S07).  PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY THEN LANDED GEAR UP AT REDMOND (RDM) AND BOTH OCCUPANTS SAFELY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT (A/C).  NO INJURIES.  ONCE A/C WAS JACKED OFF RUNWAY MECH WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY PULL THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG INTO THE DOWN & LOCKED POSITION AND A/C WAS ABLE TO BE TOWED OFF RUNWAY ON ALL THREE GEAR.

## 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 WPR13LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA102), Jan 18, 2013: Cessna 172RG (N6290V), Redmond, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the left main landing gear pivot assembly during the landing approach.

## Other reports on N6290V (1)

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

- [Incident 19991228045259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991228045259I), Dec 28, 1999: Cessna 172RG (N6290V), Redmond, OR. (-23)On 12-28-1999 N6290V a Cessna 172-RG piloted by [privacy data omitted] landed at Redmond, Oregon due to smoke in the cockpit. Maintenance was performed by…

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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