# Incident 20200412002769I: Cessna 172RG, Bedford, MA, April 12, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2020, 10:30 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Hanscom Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9653B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9653B) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 4,503 total, 4,308 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200412002769I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AT TAXIWAY F ON RUNWAY 29.  THE AIRCRAFT STARTED ITS DEPARTURE ROLL AND PRIOR TO ROTATION THE PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER TO THE RETRACT POSITION.  THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR BEGAN TO RETRACT RESULTING IN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHING DOWN AND THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY SURFACE AT TAKE OFF POWER.  SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY RETRACTED.  THE MAIN LANDING GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED AND DID NOT RETRACT DURING THE SEQUENCE, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING ON THE NOSE GEAR DOORS UNTIL COMING TO A STOP IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION ON THE RUNWAY.

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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