# Incident 19930616026189I: Cessna 172RG, Pittsburgh, PA, June 16, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PHXV
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N176LG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N176LG) (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: 1,400 total, 40 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/19930616026189I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER NOSE GEAR. LANDED NOSE GEAR UP. LOCATOR PIN OF CLAMP ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N176LG (2)

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

- [Incident 19900921055709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900921055709I), Sep 21, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N176LG), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed while taxiing to the ramp.
- [Incident 19881025057479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881025057479I), Oct 25, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N176LG), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Struck large bird inflight causing nose wheel door damage and vibration. Emergency landing. Nose gear collapsed.

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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