# Incident 19960327010009I: Cessna 172RG, Sandy, OR, March 27, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1996, 11:10 local time
- Place: Sandy, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3981° N, 122.2688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3981&lon=-122.2688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6555V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6555V-2007-03-29) (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 O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,225 total, 30 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/19960327010009I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: STUDENT RECEIVING TRAINING FOR CFI ON TOUCH AND GO AT SANDY, OREGON. STUDENT INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED GEAR UP SWITCH WHILE PUSHING CARB HEAT IN. NOSE GEAR STARTED RETRACTING. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND HIT PROPELLER. PILOT CONTINUED TAKE OFF AND RETURNED TO TROUTDALE WITHOUT INJURIES. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N6555V (2)

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

- [Incident 19930512017539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930512017539I), May 12, 1993: Cessna 172RG (N6555V), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Student inadvertantly raised landing gear handle instead of flaps on rollout. Nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19900920048449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900920048449I), Sep 20, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N6555V), Seattle, WA. Electrical failure. Pumped gear down. Battery was discharged. Had alternator starter failure.

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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