# Incident 20240706009729I: Cessna R172E, Hillrose, CO, July 6, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2024, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hillrose, CO
- Airport: Fort Morgan
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3508° N, 103.4430° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3508&lon=-103.4430&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23788, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23788) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240706009729I

## Narrative

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

INTERNAL INBOARD LEFT FLAP SUPPORT BRAKET BROKE CAUSING FLAP TO JAM IN DOWN POSITION. THIS CAUSED INTERFERENCE WITH PROPER AILERON OPERATION. A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO OCCUPANTS

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN24LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA270), Jul 6, 2024: Cessna R172E (N23788), Hillrose, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The binding of the left flap due to improper maintenance.

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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