# Incident 19880729040049I: Cessna 172RG, Seattle, WA, July 29, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1988, 17:30 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5300° N, 122.3019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOEING FLD/KING COUNTY INTL (BFI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5300&lon=-122.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5101U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5101U-2006-03-01) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 175 in this make and model, 340 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729040049I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FOLDED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. FOUND A FAILED GEAR ACTUATOR AIRCRAFT ATTACH CASTING.

## Other reports on N5101U (1)

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

- [Incident 19810510031219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810510031219I), May 10, 1981: Cessna 172RG (N5101U), Pasco, WA, Minor damage. Nose gear retracted after landing. Unable to duplicate with aircraft on jacks.

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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