# Incident 20210103000949I: Cessna R172K, Fargo, ND, January 3, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2021, 13:55 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758PX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N758PX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210103000949I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING APPROACHES IN FARGO, ND (KFAR). THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE REMEMBERS PUTTING THE GEAR DOWN FOR A RUNWAY LANDING BUT DID NOT NOTICE THE AUDIBLE INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN.  THE PILOT DID NOT PERFORM A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION NOR DID SHE VISUALLY VERIFY THAT THE GREEN GEAR LIGHTS WERE INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.  THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS AND NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO MAINTENANCE FOR A GEAR INSPECTION.  MAINTENANCE WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.  THE GEAR HANDLE WAS NOTICED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IN THE DOWN POSITION AS REQUIRED. THE LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION COULD NOT BE EXPLAINED.

## Other reports on N758PX (2)

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

- [Accident 19950810023949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950810023949A), Aug 10, 1995: Cessna R172K (N758PX), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. Floatplane ran out of lake on takeoff. Aborted late. Ran up onshore into trees.
- [Incident 19900905048759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900905048759I), Sep 5, 1990: Cessna R172K (N758PX), Katalla Guides, AK, Minor damage. Engine quit during cruise. Landed on water. Onshore surf action damaged floats. Suspect fuel contamination.

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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