# Incident 19831029068789I: Cessna 172RG, Seattle, WA, October 29, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1983, 17:30 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9557B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9557B) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831029068789I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. TRIED EMERGENCY SYSTEM. LANDED GEAR UP. FOUND RUBBER BUMPER IN NOSE WELL MISSING.

## Other reports on N9557B (1)

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

- [Accident 19840209014369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840209014369A), Feb 9, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N9557B), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Nose gear retracted during takeoff roll causing substantial damage.

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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