# Incident 19900924052969I: Cessna 172RG, Temecula, CA, September 24, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Temecula, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4936° N, 117.1484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Temecula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4936&lon=-117.1484&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 25 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924052969I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PERFORMING WITH A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP.

## 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 19880912054929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880912054929I), Sep 12, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N6397V), Oceanside, CA, Minor damage. Forgot to lower the landing gear and landed gear up. Throttle warning horn worked normally.

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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