# Incident 19980905029839I: Cessna 172RG, Pompano Beach, FL, September 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1998, 10:00 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2474° N, 80.1111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POMPANO BEACH AIRPARK (PMP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2474&lon=-80.1111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5284V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5284V) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905029839I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 5/9/98, A CE-172RG, N5284V, EXPERIENCED A RH MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE WHILE LANDING AT POMPANO BEACH FL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ENROUTE TO POMPANO.  HE PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRICAL FAILURE, INCLUDING MANUALLY LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR, BUT THE RH GEAR DID NOT LOCK DOWN.  DUE TO WEATHER DETERIATION, HE ELECTED TO LAND.  AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGES WITH NO INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^             ALSO, THE CONDITION LIGHTS (CAT LIGHTS) WERE TURNED IN FOR NIGHT FLIGHT FROM PREVIOUS FLIGHT.  DUE TO THIS, THE PILOT COULDN'T CONFIRM 3 GREEN.

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

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- [Incident 19981119043419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981119043419I), Nov 19, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N5284V), Ft Lauderdale, FL. (-5) At approximately 1100 hours on nov. 19, 1998, the pilot took off on runway 8 to 100' AGL at fxe. Pilot reported that engine was missing/sputtering. The…

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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