# Incident 20210517009359I: Cessna 172I, Queen Creek, AZ, May 17, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2021, 08:00 local time
- Place: Queen Creek, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2487° N, 111.6343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Queen Creek, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2487&lon=-111.6343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N404SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210517009359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED 5AZ3 AND HAD THE ENTRY DOOR POP OPEN, HE FOCUSED ON HIS PASSENGER AND CLOSING THE DOOR SECURELY AND FAILED TO DO HIS LANDING CHECKLIST, THUS NOT EXTENDING THE GEAR TO LAND RESULTING IN A BELLY LANDING WITH VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT PROPERTY.

## Other reports on N404SW (1)

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

- [Accident 20020902024269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020902024269A), Sep 2, 2002: Cessna 172I (N404SW), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) The flight instructor stated, they had just landed on runway 11R and were taxiing to the west ramp via taxiway alpha as directed on the ground frequency.…

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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