# Incident 19910619022669I: Cessna 172RG, Spokane, WA, June 19, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1991, 09:13 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Felts Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GFVA
- Location: 47.6829° N, 117.3224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FELTS FLD (SFF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6829&lon=-117.3224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9973B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9973B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-350 series (registry code 41512, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 100 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910619022669I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. PILOT STATED HE PUT GEAR SELECTOR IN DOWN POSITION.

## Other reports on N9973B (1)

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

- [Incident 20030718020579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030718020579I), Jul 18, 2003: Cessna 172RG (N9973B), Arlington, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was attempting a soft field landing. During the landing roll the pilot retracted the landing gear. The nose gear retracted and the aircraft…

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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