# Incident 19960101001279I: Cessna 172RG, Pontiac, MI, January 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1996, 18:00 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4800V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4800V) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960101001279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N4800V A CESSNA 172RG ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM GAITHERSBURG, MD TO PONTIAC, MI LANDED GEAR UP AT THE PONTIAC AIRPORT, PONTIAC, MI. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO BELLY INSPECTION PANELS AND RADIO ANTENNA. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT EQUAL AMOUNTS FROM THE TIP EXTENDING 12 INCHES INTO THE BLADE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING INFLIGHT ICING PRIOR TO COMMENCING INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO PONTIAC. THE APPROACH WAS FLOWN TO MINIMUMS WITH RAIN AND SNOW AT THE AIRPORT. THE LANDING TOOK PLACE AT THE END OF A FOUR HOUR TRIP AND IT WAS A NIGHT LANDING. THE PILOT WAS FLYING THE APPROACH WITH EXTRA SPEED AND POWER BECAUSE OF THE ICE LOAD ON THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT PULL THE THROTTLES TO IDLE UNTIL OVER THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE POWER WAS REDUCED THE GEAR HORN SOUNDED BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY SETTLING ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT ADMITS TO BEING TRANSFIXED ON THE APPROACH, STATING IT WAS AN EXCELLENT APPROACH AND A GOOD LANDING OUT OF TRYING WEATHER CONDITIONS. HE FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.

## Other reports on N4800V (1)

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

- [Incident 20160801012919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160801012919I), Aug 1, 2016: Cessna 172RG (N4800V), Hogg Island, VA, Minor damage. While fish spotting on the chesapeake bay,at 2500' cruise, 3 miles offshore from eastern shore, VA, engine started running rough, lost power. Made emergency…

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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