# Incident 19830114002549I: Cessna 172RG, Oakland, CA, January 14, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1983, 15:29 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4802R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4802R-2010-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 21 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830114002549I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON RUNWAY. GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN UP POSITION.

## Other reports on N4802R (1)

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

- [Incident 19830711045909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830711045909I), Jul 11, 1983: Cessna 172RG (N4802R), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Landed long with ATC approval with heavy jet wake warning. Jet blast struck aircraft on taxiway and nosed it up.

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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