# Incident 19871105073999I: Cessna 172RG, Long Beach, CA, November 5, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1987, 09:57 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6528R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6528R-1990-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 85 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871105073999I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING NORMAL LANDING WITH GREEN LIGHTS. ACTUATOR AFT AT ATTACH FITTING FAILED.

## Other reports on N6528R (1)

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

- [Incident 19891228065079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891228065079I), Dec 28, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N6528R), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear before landing. Landed gear up. Stated distracted by traffic.

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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