# Incident 19831227073069I: Cessna 172RG, Palo Alto, CA, December 27, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1983, 14:15 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALO ALTO (PAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5150U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5150U) (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 O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 15 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831227073069I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. TOWER TRIED TO WARN PILOT BUT NOT HEARD DUE TO GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDING.

## Other reports on N5150U (1)

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

- [Incident 19851106062259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851106062259I), Nov 6, 1985: Cessna 172RG (N5150U), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up after failing to extend the landing 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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