# Incident 20010413012059I: Cessna 172RG, Detroit, MI, April 13, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2001, 10:25 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172PE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172PE) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010413012059I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON APRIL 13, 2001, N172PE A CESSNA CUTLASS (172RG), PILOTED BY OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ DEPARTED OAKLAND-TROY (7D2) FOR THE PURPOSE OF A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES WITH ONE PASSENGER, A ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^. THE PILOT, DESIRING PRACTICE AT A BUSY AIR CARRIER AIRPORT, PROCEEDED TO DETROIT METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (DTW).  AFTER LISTENING TO ATIS, HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21L, THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 300 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.  THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS AT IDLE POWER, FULL FLAPS, AND LINED UP WITH THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, HOWEVER THE TIRE AND PROPELLER MARKS INDICATE HE WAS SIGNIFICATLY LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE.  THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE MAIN GEAR AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR.  IT SUBSEQUENTLY BOUNCED THREE MORE TIMES INCREASING IN AMPLITUDE EACH TIME AND ALTERNATELY CONTACTING THE NOSE GEAR AND THE MAIN GEAR.  AFTER THE FOURTH BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N172PE (4)

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

- [Incident 20230616010089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230616010089I), Jun 16, 2023: Cessna 172RG (N172PE), Bullhead City, AZ, Minor damage. PIC statement: on June 16, 2023, I was approaching Bullhead airport, prepared to land. Air temperature was about 84 deg. F. the wind was at approximately 23…
- [Incident 20211226022859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211226022859I), Dec 26, 2021: Cessna 172RG (N172PE), Apple Valley, CA, Minor damage. Main landing gear (MLG) would not lower during descent. Attempted to fix while circling airfield. Nose landing gear extended but MLG only partially extended.…
- [Incident 20140406003899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140406003899I), Apr 6, 2014: Cessna 172RG (N172PE), Ewing Township, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot was practicing touch and go's in the aircraft, which was rented. During the landing sequence, the pilot was distracted by ATC and traffic around ttn and…
- [Incident 20020515011929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020515011929I), May 15, 2002: Cessna 172RG (N172PE), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Blumberg stated he failed to put landing gear dn while doing 3 landing go days at ptk. Minor damage to prop belly, minor sheet metal damage.

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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