# Incident 20060702025299I: Cessna 172RG, Philadelphia, PA, July 2, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2006, 23:20 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9746B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9746B) (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: 2,700 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060702025299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 02, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 2320 THE PILOT IN COMMAND TAXIED ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM HIS PARKING SPOT WHEN WITHOUT INDICATION THE NOSE WENT DOWN. HE CALLED THE TOWER AND STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE TAXIED INTO A DITCH. HE SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED THROUGH THE ENTRY DOOR AND NOTICED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND HE WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE APRON AND SECURED IN A HANGAR. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE CURLED AFT. THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE DAMAGED AND LOWER NOSE SKIN WAS WRINKLED. FURTHER VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N9746B (4)

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

- [Incident 19980412017359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980412017359I), Apr 12, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N9746B), Lincoln Park, NJ, Minor damage. Attempted to land, gear up at N07. Went around after contacting runway. Landed at cdw. Failed to use checklist.
- [Incident 19950509015459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950509015459I), May 9, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N9746B), Caldwell, NJ. Narrative: Cessna 172RG, N9746B, owned and operated by mac dan aviation, a part 141 flight school (certificate #DZXS190K) experienced an unsafe gear indication…
- [Incident 19930403010789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930403010789I), Apr 3, 1993: Cessna 172RG (N9746B), Bornards Townsh, NJ. Lost oil pressure and power. Forced landing. NR4 cylinder had failed.
- [Incident 19900803040969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803040969I), Aug 3, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N9746B), Buffalo, NY. Complete electrical failure. Landed safely at destination. Alternator had failed.

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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