# Incident 20201105016069I: Cessna 172RG, Richmond, KY, November 5, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2020, 20:30 local time
- Place: Richmond, KY
- Airport: Central Kentucky Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: OKZS
- Location: 37.6315° N, 84.3324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTRAL KENTUCKY RGNL (RGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6315&lon=-84.3324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9838B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9838B) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201105016069I

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO LAND AFTER A NIGHT INSTRUCTION FLIGHT, THE STUDENT EXTENDED THE GEAR AND GOT A GREEN LIGHT.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN BEGAN TO COLLAPSE, SO THE INSTRUCTOR PERFORMED A GO-AROUND.  ONCE IN THE AIR, THE PILOTS AGAIN EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, BUT THE LEFT MAIN DID NOT FULLY EXTEND.  THEY CHOSE TO INTENTIONALLY EXECUTE A LANDING WITH THE GEAR FULLY RETRACTED.

## Other reports on N9838B (1)

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

- [Incident 20160923021019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160923021019I), Sep 23, 2016: Cessna 172RG (N9838B), Richmond, KY, Minor damage. During the pracitcal test to add a single engine rating to his commercial certificate, the pilot forgot to lower the landing gear while demonstrating a…

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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