# Incident 19820709065709I: Cessna 172, Kenai, AK, July 9, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1982, 21:30 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3426A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3426A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820709065709I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN WHEEL HIT A RUT ON TAKEOFF CAUSING NOSE WHEEL TO COME DOWN HARD BREAKING IT OFF. FAR 61.87D INVOLVED.

## Other reports on N3426A (1)

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

- [Incident 19921210055109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921210055109I), Dec 10, 1992: Cessna 172C (N3426A), Mcgarth, AK. Engine failure en route. Forced landing on frozen lake.

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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