# Incident 19890202006299I: Cessna 172RG, Omaha, NE, February 2, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1989, 22:08 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6280R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6280R) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 12 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890202006299I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY. SEALS IN NOSE STRUT REPLACED. SERVICED NOSE STRUT.

## Other reports on N6280R (1)

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

- [Accident 19970622016359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970622016359A), Jun 22, 1997: Cessna 172RG (N6280R), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot reported that while he was on a downwind leg for runway 18, he completed the landing checklist. He said he checked that the landing gear was…

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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