# Incident 19981022043119I: Cessna 172RG, Chicago/West Ch, IL, October 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1998, 14:47 local time
- Place: Chicago/West Ch, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172RG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172RG) (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 O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981022043119I

## Narrative

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

(-5)THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS CATCHING ON THE INSIDE LIP OF THE WHEEL WELL AND PREVENTING THE GEAR FROM FULLEY EXTENDING. THE INSPECTION OF THE GEAR AND WHEEL WELL AREA, REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR BUMPER THAT IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE WHEEL WELL WHICH DETERMINES THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION HEIGHT WAS WORN BEYOND LIMITS.  THIS CONDITION WOULD ALLOW THE NOSE GEAR TO RETRACT HIGHER AND FURTHER INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL CAVITY THAN NORMALLY.  FURTHERMORE, SINCE THE NOSE GEAR DOORS ARE CLOSED BY THE NOSE GEAR PULLING ON  MECHANICAL STRICKER BAR, THE DOORS WOULD DRAW INWARD AS THE BUMPER WEARS.

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- [Incident 20160425005199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160425005199I), Apr 25, 2016: Cessna 172RG (N172RG), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. While instructing in preparation of a commercial rating for the "student" pilot, the crew was performing landing gear extension. They observed a lack of down…

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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