# Incident 20150330005639I: Cessna 172RG, Addison, TX, March 30, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2015, 21:34 local time
- Place: Addison, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: JM8S
- Location: 32.9637° N, 96.8338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Addison, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9637&lon=-96.8338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N751DW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N751DW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150330005639I

## Narrative

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

INCIDENT OCCURRED INVOLVING STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR CONDUCTING AFTER LANDING CHECKS. THE STUDENT INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WHEN INTENDING TO CLOSE THE COWL FLAPS RESULTING IN RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR ON THE GROUND. THE RESULT WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING. THE MAIN GEAR DID NOT RETRACT.

DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN "GUARDING THE LANDING GEAR" UNTIL ATC CALLED FOR A CHANGE IN FREQUENCY AND HE REMOVED HIS HAND FROM THE LANDING GEAR. AT THAT MOMENT HIS STUDENT LIFTED THE LAND GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR HAD CALLED FOR HIM TO CLOSE THE COWL FLAPS. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY THE ADDISON, TX TOWER CONTROLLER TO THE SOUTHWEST REGION OPERATIONS CENTER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVEN ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND A FOLLOW UP CHECK BY THE COMPANY CHIEF INSTRUCTOR. COUNSELING CONDUCTED BY INSPECTORS OF SW-19.

## Other reports on N751DW (3)

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

- [Accident 20240523007629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240523007629A), May 23, 2024: Cessna 172RG (N751DW), Boothville, LA, Substantial damage. While flying for a fish spotting operation in the gulf of Mexico the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit. He checked his gages and noticed the engine was losing…
- [Incident 20161113018499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161113018499I), Nov 13, 2016: Cessna 172RG (N751DW), Addison, TX, No damage. On 11/13/2016 at 1530 hours I received a call from the regional operations center concerning aircraft N751DW a ce 172 rg belonging to American flyers JM8S. I…
- [Incident 20141110020109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141110020109I), Nov 10, 2014: Cessna 172RG (N751DW), Spring, TX, Minor damage. Three 25 hour servicing intervals of the landing gear hydraulic reservoir were not completed nor recorded in the maintenance logs. At an undetermined time, the…

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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