# Incident 20071029831139I: Cessna 172RG, Minneapolis, MN, October 29, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2007, 16:45 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6511V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6511V) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 14 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071029831139I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN IN FLIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH ALTERNATE GEAR PROCEDURE TO NO AVAIL AND ELECTED TO LAND WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N6511V (1)

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

- [Accident 20150717010629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150717010629A), Jul 17, 2015: Cessna 172RG (N6511V), Blaine, MN, Substantial damage. While conducting an instructional flight, during the takeoff climb out from an outlying airport (oeo), a loud noise was noted when the gear was retracted. 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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