# Incident 19810307016869I: Cessna 172M, Eagle, CO, March 7, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Airport: Eagle Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6427° N, 106.9159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAGLE COUNTY RGNL (EGE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6427&lon=-106.9159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4472R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4472R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810307016869I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO STRIKE A LARGE FROZEN CHUNK OF SNOW ALONG EDGE OF RUNWAY. SHEAR BOLT BROKEN

## Other reports on N4472R (1)

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

- [Accident 19930426010909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930426010909A), Apr 26, 1993: Cessna 172M (N4472R), Meeker, CO, Substantial damage. Wind gust lifted aircraft on flare then dropped it to runway. Collapsed gear.

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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