- Date
- September 27, 2001, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Englewood, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9320DCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 2003
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20010927028939A
- Case key
- 53524
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Probable cause
the failure of the dual student to verify that the landing gear was down and locked, and the failure of the flight instructor to adequately supervise the dual student.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flight instructor said that he remembered seeing the red transition light of the landing gear position indicator turn off, but does not remember seeing a green down-and-lock light. Both pilots reported that they did not hear a gear warning horn when the throttle was pulled full aft for the landing. The airplane landed with the landing gear in the up position. Postaccident operation of the landing gear system indicated that the system was functioning normally.
Factual narrative
On September 27, 2001, at 1330 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172RG, N9320D, was substantially damaged during a gear up landing at Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colorado. The flight instructor and his commercial certificated dual student were not injured. The aircraft was being operated by Key Lime Flights, Englewood, Colorado, under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local instructional flight which originated approximately 40 minutes before the accident.
The flight instructor said that he remembered seeing the red transition light of the landing gear position indicator turn off, but does not remember seeing a green down-and-lock light. Both pilots reported that they did not hear a gear warning horn when the throttle was pulled full aft for the landing. The airplane landed with the landing gear in the "up" position. The horizontal stabilizer was bent up when it struck a sign.
Postaccident operation of the landing gear system indicated that the system was functioning normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9320D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG1119
- Airframe hours
- 7,576
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Key Lime Air, doing business as Key Lime Flights
- Registered owner
- EDB Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 2, 2001 · 62 hours before
- Departed
- APA · Englewood, CO
- Airport
- APA · Centennial Airport, runway 35L, 7,004 × 77 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 73
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- April 27, 2001
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,086 total · 17 in this make and model · 4,727 as pilot in command · 47 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 34
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- May 10, 2001
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 303 total · 5 in this make and model · 249 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.15 inHg
- Observed at
- APA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9320D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.