# Incident 20170704011989I: Cessna 172RG, Montrose, CO, July 4, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2017, 11:30 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4688° N, 107.8590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montrose, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4688&lon=-107.8590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5209U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5209U-2018-01-11) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170704011989I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PREPARING TO LAND AT KMTJ WHEN HE NOTICED HE COULD NOT GET THE GEAR TO EXTEND.  HE CALLED THE FLIGHT SCHOOL AND GOT AS MUCH INFORMATION TO HELP HIM TRY TO RETRACT THE GEAR AFTER TRYING EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION.  THE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT.  THE PILOT LANDED AFTER BURNING AS MUCH FUEL AS POSSIBLE.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE MINOR.

## Other reports on N5209U (2)

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

- [Incident 20020117002099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020117002099I), Jan 17, 2002: Cessna 172RG (N5209U), Rangley, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Private pilot beardsley was practicing soft field take off and landing with his instructor in preparation for his commercial flight check. Pilot…
- [Incident 19950306010549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950306010549I), Mar 6, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N5209U), Rangley, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: on March 6, 1995, MS. Janelle wallace was performing the duties of a CFI for Colorado northwest community college, FAR 141, flight school. She…

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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