# Incident 19970216010369I: Cessna 172RG, Trenton, NJ, February 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2238° N, 74.7636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2238&lon=-74.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4671V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4671V-2012-03-23) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970216010369I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 16, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 HOURS, A CESSNA CE-172RG, N4671V PILOTED BY MR. STEFAN PANTU, A PRIVATE PILOT, EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTIES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16 AT THE MERCER COUNTY AIRPORT, TRENTON,NJ AND NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BECAME PRE-OCCUPIED WITH THE RADIO'S AND OTHER AIRPORT TRAFFIC AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED FOR THIS LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N4671V (2)

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

- [Accident 19950903040159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950903040159A), Sep 3, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N4671V), Meriden, CT, Substantial damage. Reported brake locked on landing. Veered off runway into fence. No brake defects except positive brake action.
- [Incident 19900106002999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900106002999I), Jan 6, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N4671V), Manville, NJ, Minor damage. Nose wheel fell off during landing flare. Nose strut and propeller were damaged during rollout.

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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