# Incident 20140517007319I: Cessna 172RG, West Lafayette, IN, May 17, 2014 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 17, 2014, 10:36 local time - Place: West Lafayette, IN - Airport: Purdue University - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.4123° N, 86.9369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PURDUE UNIVERSITY (LAF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4123&lon=-86.9369&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6330V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6330V) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG - Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-F1A6 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 25 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140517007319I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON MAY 17, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:36 EDT N6330V, A CESSNA CE-172-RG RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE FOLLOWING AN INADVERTENT GEAR RETRACTION WHILE PERFORMING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AT LAFAYETTE AIRPORT (LAF), WEST LAFAYETTE, IN. THE FLIGHT ALSO ORIGINATED AT LAF. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT RATED STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO LAFAYETTE AVIATION AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR REQUIRED. DURING A TOUCH AND GO THE STUDENT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR INSTEAD OF RASING THE FLAPS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO INTERVENE BY ALERTING THE STUDENT OF THE ERROR AND THEN MOVING THE GEAR LEVER BACK TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND SLID TO A STOP. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOTIFIED THE CONTROL TOWER AND FINISHED THE AIRCRAFT SHUTDOWN. BOTH OCCUPANTS THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE LAF WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS WIND 250 @ 5 KNOTS, CLOUDS SCATTERED @ 2,900 FEET, TEMPERATURE 9 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEWPOINT 4 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND ALTIMITER SETTING 3016. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR DOORS. ALL CONTROLS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. BOTH TANKS CONTAINED FUEL. A CHECK OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE INCIDENT BY AN IA REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR STILL OPERATED NORMALLY. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED. ## Other reports on N6330V (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20200921016169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200921016169A), Sep 21, 2020: Cessna 172RG (N6330V), West Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. On September 21, 2020, approximately 1230 EST, N6330V, a Cessna 172RG, departed Purdue University Airport (laf) under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91,… - [Incident 20191012014289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191012014289I), Oct 12, 2019: Cessna 172RG (N6330V), Lafayette, IN, No damage. On October 12, 2019 at approximately 1710 eastern daylight time, a Cessna C172, N6330V, departed from purdue university (laf). Approximately 20 minutes into… - [Incident 19890527027569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890527027569I), May 27, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N6330V), Mesa, AZ. Pilot stated engine faltered on touch and go landing. Aborted. Ran off end of runway. Taxied back. No damage. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.