# Incident 19880912054929I: Cessna 172RG, Oceanside, CA, September 12, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1988, 09:15 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Airport: Oceanside Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2179° N, 117.3517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Oceanside Municipal Airport (OKB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2179&lon=-117.3517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6397V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6397V) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880912054929I

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP. THROTTLE WARNING HORN WORKED NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N6397V (2)

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

- [Incident 20250829016819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250829016819I), Aug 29, 2025: Cessna 172RG (N6397V), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft recently sold. Pilot (PIC) and mechanic came up to Alaska to retrieve the aircraft. PIC required 2 hour checkout for insurance. CFI stated they had 2…
- [Incident 19900924052969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924052969I), Sep 24, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N6397V), Temecula, CA, Minor damage. Pilot performing with a simulated engine failure forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up.

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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