# Accident 20150717010629A: Cessna 172RG, Blaine, MN, July 17, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2015, 15:47 local time
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Airport: Anoka County-Blaine Airport(Janes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1414° N, 93.2100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1414&lon=-93.2100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6511V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6511V) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,860 total, 126 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150717010629A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB OUT FROM AN OUTLYING AIRPORT (OEO), A LOUD NOISE WAS NOTED WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED.  THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR ON THE SUBSEQUENT APPROACH AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT EXTEND.  SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO EXTEND THE GEAR.   THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE HOME AIRPORT (ANE) AND COMPLETED A GEAR UP LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN15LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA309), Jul 17, 2015: Cessna 172RG (N6511V), Anoka, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the left landing gear actuator for reasons that could not be determined because the actuator was not made available for examination.

## Other reports on N6511V (1)

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

- [Incident 20071029831139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071029831139I), Oct 29, 2007: Cessna 172RG (N6511V), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft nose gear would not come down in flight. Pilot attempted to correct with alternate gear procedure to no avail and elected to land with the nose…

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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