# Incident 19850419019989I: Cessna 172RG, Dayton, OH, April 19, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1985, 18:30 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: General South
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7589° N, 84.1916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7589&lon=-84.1916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6255V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6255V-2010-05-27) (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: 1,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850419019989I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. PILOT UNSURE HE ACTIVATED ALTERNATOR SWITCH AND DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK GEAR POSITION.

## Other reports on N6255V (2)

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

- [Incident 19880703055569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880703055569I), Jul 3, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N6255V), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower gear and landed gear up. Aircraft sustained minor damage.
- [Incident 19840823058349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840823058349I), Aug 23, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N6255V), Miamisburg, OH, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed on the initial takeoff roll. Cause of the collapse could not be determined.

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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