# Incident 19991228045259I: Cessna 172RG, Redmond, OR, December 28, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Airport: Roberts Field
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2541° N, 121.1500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Roberts Field (RDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2541&lon=-121.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6290V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6290V) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 65 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991228045259I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 12-28-1999 N6290V A CESSNA 172-RG PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED LANDED AT REDMOND, OREGON DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED BY THE FLIGHT SHOP OF BEND, OREGON AND DETERMINED THAT THE #2 RADIO CONVERTER INDICATOR PART 3 IN-385 AC HAD MELTED.  THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N6290V (1)

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

- [Accident 20130117000459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130117000459A), Jan 17, 2013: Cessna 172RG (N6290V), Redmond, OR, Substantial damage. The left main gear leg failed to fully extend to a down & locked position when gear was lowered after several successful touch & go's at bend (S07). Pilot…

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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