# Incident 20170320007619I: Cessna 172RG, Greeley, CO, March 20, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2017, 16:20 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley - Weld County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4267° N, 104.6369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4267&lon=-104.6369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6402V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6402V) (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-360-F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 42 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17IA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17IA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170320007619I

## Narrative

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

ON 03/20/2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1620H MDT, N6402V, A 1980 CESSNA MODEL 172RG AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH LANDING GEAR UP AT THE GREELEY-WELD COUNTY AIRPORT (GXY). THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN17IA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17IA155), Mar 20, 2017: Cessna 172RG (N6402V), Greeley, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Failure of the left main landing gear actuator assembly, which resulted in an inability to extend the left main landing gear.

## Other reports on N6402V (1)

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

- [Incident 19960526021789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960526021789I), May 26, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N6402V), Sparta, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: instructor, preparing student for commercial flight check, asked for soft field landing and Mr. Ho attempted same. Both pilots said checklist was…

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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