# Incident 19861104070189I: Cessna 172RG, Boca Raton, FL, November 4, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3785° N, 80.1077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOCA RATON (BCT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3785&lon=-80.1077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6290R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6290R-2014-11-12) (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: 1,550 total, 280 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861104070189I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM TOUCH AND GO. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND NOSE.

## Other reports on N6290R (4)

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

- [Accident 19900105000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900105000149A), Jan 5, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N6290R), Astatula, FL, Substantial damage. Worn fuel selector made it difficult to select position when used for training. Not in detent. Engine quit.
- [Incident 19880229012099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880229012099I), Feb 29, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N6290R), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Unable to extend left main gear fully. Collapsed on landing. Pivot assembly had sheared outboard of the spline.
- [Accident 19850921046819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850921046819A), Sep 21, 1985: Cessna 172RG (N6290R), Mineral Wells, TX, Substantial damage. Failed to check gear down light. Main gears collapsed on landing. Gear warning circuit breaker had popped.
- [Incident 19830707040069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830707040069I), Jul 7, 1983: Cessna 172 (N6290R), Westhampton Bea, NY. Struck a deer on flare out. Made a go around. Tower checked gear. Returned to home base. Normal landing was made.

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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