# Incident 20140628008909I: Cessna 172RG, Gastonia, NC, June 28, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2014, 12:45 local time
- Place: Gastonia, NC
- Airport: Gastonia Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2026° N, 81.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GASTONIA MUNI (AKH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2026&lon=-81.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N525JG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N525JG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 965 total, 670 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/20140628008909I

## Narrative

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

ON 6/28/2014 AT 1245 EDT, CESSNA CE-172-RG, N525JG, REGISTERED TO FLIGHT, INC, LANDED GEAR UP DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.  WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE.  EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE PILOT MADE A PLANNED GEAR UP LANDING TO RUNWAY 3 AT GASTONIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (AKH) AIRPORT, GASTONIA NORTH CAROLINA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED; NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND THE STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.

## Other reports on N525JG (1)

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

- [Incident 20020520014729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020520014729I), May 20, 2002: Cessna 172RG (N525JG), Clemson, SC, Minor damage. (-23) At approximately 1900 hours EDT, on 05/20/2002, the pilot attempted a take-off of N525JG, at the Clemson airport, SC. The pilot stated he must have moved…

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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