# Incident 19840323022619I: Cessna 172RG, Elmendorf Afb, AK, March 23, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1984, 18:00 local time
- Place: Elmendorf Afb, AK
- Airport: Elmendorf Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2514° N, 149.8065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELMENDORF AFB (EDF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2514&lon=-149.8065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4856V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4856V) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840323022619I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT RETRACTED GEAR NEAR LIFTOFF. CFI PULLED IT OFF. EXTENDED THE GEAR AND LANDED. PROP TIPS WERE DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N4856V (2)

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

- [Accident 19860819040859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860819040859A), Aug 19, 1986: Cessna 172RG (N4856V), Kotlik, AK, Substantial damage. Flipped over after landing on a partially constructed abandoned airport with a dirt runway.
- [Accident 19840107006439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840107006439A), Jan 7, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N4856V), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Instructor allowed aircraft wing to collide with snowbank along runway during practice emergency landing.

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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