# Incident 19970522015759I: Cessna 172RG, Vashon, WA, May 22, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Vashon, WA
- Airport: Vashon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4586° N, 122.4770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VASHON MUNI (2S1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4586&lon=-122.4770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9551B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9551B) (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: 39,040 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970522015759I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DEPARTURE FROM THE VASHON AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED SLIGHTLY LEFT ALLOWING THE NOSE WHEEL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO CONTACT 2 RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER NOTICED ANYTHING ABNORMAL DURING DEPARTURE OR INFLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO THE TACOMA NARROWS AIRPORT, THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AFTER LANDING.

## Other reports on N9551B (3)

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

- [Accident 20070711019339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070711019339A), Jul 11, 2007: Cessna 172RG (N9551B), Roche Harbor, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Loss of electrical power enroute to Roche Harbor. Pilot determined gear was down and locked without the aircraft landing gear indicator lights. Gear…
- [Accident 20010413008179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010413008179A), Apr 13, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N9551B), Tacoma, WA, No damage. (-23)Pilot noted alternator light blinking then on in aircraft. Pilot made approach and lnading to runway 35 at tiw touched down with landing gear retracted.…
- [Incident 20000619033759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000619033759I), Jun 19, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N9551B), Tacoma, WA, Minor damage. (-23) During a instructional flight practicing engine out procedures, the student and instructor became involved in the simulated emergency, discussing and…

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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