# Incident 19850326014929I: Cessna 172RG, Islip, NY, March 26, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1985, 08:43 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Long Island Mac Arthur
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7961° N, 73.1007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (ISP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7961&lon=-73.1007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5137U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5137U-2017-01-17) (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: 400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850326014929I

## Narrative

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

DIFFICULTY WITH NOSE GEAR EXTENSION. SAFE INDICATION FINALLY AND LANDED. NOSE GEAR DOOR IMPROPERLY RIGGED AND FIT.

## Other reports on N5137U (1)

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

- [Incident 20050701019419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050701019419I), Jul 1, 2005: Cessna 172RG (N5137U), Robbinsville, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was at N87 for 100 hour inspection. Pilot was to fly aircraft back to its base at ttn. Pilot stated "after a thorough pre-flight of aircraft and…

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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