# Incident 19970226012689I: Cessna 172RG, Austin, TX, February 26, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1997, 12:39 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970226012689I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 26, 1997, MR. MICHAEL D. GRAYDON, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND A STUDENT PILOT DEPARTING AUS ON A TRAINING IFR FLIGHT IN A C172RG, N84AT. AFTER TAKE OFF DURING THE CLIMB MR. GRAYDON NOTICED A LOW VOLTAGE LIGHT AND VOLTAGE DISCHARGE AND RECYCLED THE ALTERNATOR SWITCH WITH NO CHANGE. MR. GRAYDON CONTRACTED AUAS ATC AND REQUESTED PRIORITY LANDING. MR. GRAYDON LANDED SAFELY AT AUS. THROUGH FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS INDICATES THAT THE ALTERNATOR BELT HAD BROKEN AND WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEMS TESTED ON FEBRUARY 27, 1997, BY MR. EDWARD H. COLEMAN (A&P 4415422442) MECHANIC. THIS OFFICE HAS EVALUATED AND DETERMINED THAT NO VIOLATION HAD OCCURRED AND CONSIDERS THIS MATTER CLOSED.

## Other reports on N84AT (2)

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

- [Incident 19980430013709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980430013709I), Apr 30, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N84AT), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: on April 30, 1998, a Cessna-172-RG registration N84AT operated by canelas aviation, Austin, Texas. Was on departure roll on rwy 13L. During the…
- [Incident 19940905046759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940905046759I), Sep 5, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N84AT), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear up landing. Cause for nose gear problem not determined.

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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