# Incident 20210515009769I: Cessna 172RG, Selinsgrove, PA, May 15, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2021, 15:00 local time
- Place: Selinsgrove, PA
- Airport: Penn Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8212° N, 76.8642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PENN VALLEY (SEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8212&lon=-76.8642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6294R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6294R) (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
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,392 total, 1,411 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210515009769I

## Narrative

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

THE INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD CESSNA 172RG, N6294R, TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE GLIDE SPEED MANEUVERING. THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT VERIFY LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED PRIOR TO TAKING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION IN CONTRAVENTION TO FAR 91.13 (CARELESS OPERATION).

## Other reports on N6294R (2)

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

- [Incident 20071029830429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071029830429I), Oct 29, 2007: Cessna 172RG (N6294R), Warrenton, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilots stated that upon landing the nose landing gear and main landing gear collapsed. Investigation revealed that the landing gear was operational at…
- [Incident 20010223002389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010223002389I), Feb 23, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N6294R), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landing 16R, wind 250@5 to 10, on landing, pilot departed runway to the right into the mud. No injuries, FAA was already on scene and witnessed the…

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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