# Incident 20191105023829I: Cessna 172RG, Sprinfield, TN, November 5, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2019, 16:45 local time
- Place: Sprinfield, TN
- Airport: Springfield Robertson County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5367° N, 86.9212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRINGFIELD ROBERTSON COUNTY (M91), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5367&lon=-86.9212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9310D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9310D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191105023829I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT WERE PERFORMING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHTS WHEN ON THEIR THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION.  SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO ACTUATE GEAR DOWN AFTER PERFORMING GO AROUND BUT TO NO AVAIL. INSTRUCTOR MADE THE DECISION TO PERFORM A GEAR UP LANDING  DUE TO DARKNESS TO WHICH THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FUSELAGE SKIN AND PROPELLER DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N9310D (1)

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

- [Incident 19961128042199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961128042199I), Nov 28, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N9310D), Conway, SC, Minor damage. Unable extend or retract right main gear. Actuator broken at attach end. Actuator 3569 service hours.

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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