# Accident 19850317009779A: Cessna 172RG, Portland, IN, March 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1985, 13:10 local time
- Place: Portland, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4301° N, 84.9807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4301&lon=-84.9807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9584B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9584B) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 10 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850317009779A

## Narrative

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

MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN, NOSE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. PROBABLE LATE GEAR EXTENSION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI85LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA142), Mar 17, 1985: Cessna 172RG (N9584B), Portland, IN, 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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