# Incident 19860420032969I: Cessna 172RG, Sarasota, FL, April 20, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1986, 17:46 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Bradenton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216JA) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,672 total, 7 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860420032969I

## Narrative

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

INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF GEAR DURING TOUCH AND GO. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N216JA (2)

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

- [Incident 20221229019389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221229019389I), Dec 29, 2022: Cessna 172RG (N216JA), Spartanburg, SC, Minor damage. Pilot states that he and 1 passenger were taking off of runway 23 spa. Passenger was with the pilot as safety pilot to do some approaches. When the aircraft…
- [Incident 19890506027049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506027049I), May 6, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N216JA), Sarasota - Brad, FL, Minor damage. Forgot to lower gear and landed with gear up. Was using power and horn did not sound. Pilot to be re examined.

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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