# Incident 20130328004209I: Cessna 172RG, Dunkirk, NY, March 28, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2013, 18:00 local time
- Place: Dunkirk, NY
- Airport: Chautauqua County/Dunkirk
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4939° N, 79.2711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/DUNKIRK (DKK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4939&lon=-79.2711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6205V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6205V) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130328004209I

## Narrative

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

ON THURSDAY MARCH 28, 2013 WITH TWO PILOTS ON BOARD DURING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AROUND THE DUNKIRK AIRPORT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER THE LAST TAKE OFF. THE PILOTS HEARD A THUMP FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR NUMEROUS TIME BUT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RESPOND AND WOULD ONLY HANG IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS PUSHED BACK UP INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON IT'S BELLY. NO FIRE OR SMOKE WAS PRESENT AND THE PILOTS OPEN THE DOORS AND LEFT THE AIRCRAFT.

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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