Cessna 172RG accident near Clarksville, Tennessee, October 15, 1992
On October 15, 1992 at about 7:09 pm local time, a Cessna 172RG, registered N9797B, was substantially damaged in an accident near Clarksville, Tennessee (Outlaw Field). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE FRACTURE OF THE SECTION GEAR IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION MECHANISM.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 15, 1992 · about 7:09 pm local time
- Place
- Clarksville, Tennessee · Outlaw Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG · all 172RGs on the register
- Registration
- N9797B · no longer on the register · serial 172RG1044
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE FLIGHT WAS A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE FLIGHT, AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND TO THE LOCKED POSITION. INVESTIGATION OF THE LANDING AND RETRACTION MECHANISM REVEALED THAT THE SECTION GEAR IN THE PIVOT ASSEMBLY HAD SHEARED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,830 hours in all; 170 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 50 in the last 30 days; 1,800 as pilot in command; 1,750 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, January 2, 2000; 70 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-F1A6 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CKV at 4:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 23, 4,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 10,000 ft; scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:55 pm from HOP, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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