# Incident 19971109040169I: Cessna 172RG, Tacoma, WA, November 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1997, 19:00 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Mcchord Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1377° N, 122.4760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at McChord Air Force Base (TCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1377&lon=-122.4760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5252V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5252V-2012-10-24) (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: 210 total, 20 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971109040169I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RUNWAY WITH GEAR UP. PILOT ABLE TO LIFT OFF AND LOWER GEAR BUT NOT WITHOUT DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N5252V (2)

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

- [Incident 20020210003639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020210003639I), Feb 10, 2002: Cessna 172RG (N5252V), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Nose gear collapsed during touch and go. Pilot was the sole occupant and was flying from the right seat as he is in training for a flight instructor…
- [Incident 19880202044089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880202044089I), Feb 2, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N5252V), Spokane, WA. Vacuum pump failed causing inoperative attitude and directional indicators. Entered IMC and icing. ATC gave vectors

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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