# Incident 19881008065519I: Cessna 172RG, Springfield, IL, October 8, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1988, 14:29 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5282V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5282V-1995-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 15 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881008065519I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING DUE TO NOSE GEAR DOORS BEING STUCK CLOSED. CAUSE NOT STATED.

## Other reports on N5282V (2)

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

- [Accident 19920428011929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920428011929A), Apr 28, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N5282V), Elbert, CO, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Nosed over in rough field. Broken crankshaft idler gear.
- [Incident 19821121065759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821121065759I), Nov 21, 1982: Cessna 172RG (N5282V), Mt Vernon, IL, Minor damage. Landed on practice manual gear extension with gear handle up, then pushed in circuit breaker. Nose gear retracted.

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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