# Incident 20090817014989I: Cessna 172RG, Scottsdale, AZ, August 17, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2009, 07:05 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5520R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5520R-2012-12-11) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 3 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/20090817014989I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  DURING TAXI ONTO ACTIVE RUNWAY 3 NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  I ALSO OBSERVED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR SEPARATED FROM THE BULKHEAD MOUNT FITTING.

## Other reports on N5520R (3)

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

- [Incident 19980703019469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980703019469I), Jul 3, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N5520R), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll.
- [Incident 19920609032409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920609032409I), Jun 9, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N5520R), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing while conducting a simulated emergency landing. Pilot nor student reported incident.
- [Incident 19890428028199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890428028199I), Apr 28, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N5520R), Glendale, AZ, Minor damage. Almost landed with gear up. Go around made as propeller tips struck runway. Landed safely on second try.

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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