# Accident 20110405030309A: Cessna 172RG, Okeechobee, FL, April 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2011, 21:22 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Airport: Okeechobee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2597° N, 80.8503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2597&lon=-80.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5284V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5284V) (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: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110405030309A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED GEAR DOWN, LIGHT WENT FROM YELLOW TO GREEN (SINGLE LIGHT), TOUCHDOWN, MAIN GEAR RETRACTED, NOSE REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED, AIRCRAFT SETTLED NEAR EDGE OF RUNWAY.  SUBMITTED FORM, INVESTIGATION NOT COMPLETE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA11LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA231), Apr 6, 2011: Cessna 172RG (N5284V), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the main landing gear to lock in the extended position for undetermined reasons and both pilots’ failure to ensure that the landing gear was down and locked prior to landing.

## Other reports on N5284V (2)

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

- [Incident 19981119043419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981119043419I), Nov 19, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N5284V), Ft Lauderdale, FL. (-5) At approximately 1100 hours on nov. 19, 1998, the pilot took off on runway 8 to 100' AGL at fxe. Pilot reported that engine was missing/sputtering. The…
- [Incident 19980905029839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905029839I), Sep 5, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N5284V), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On 5/9/98, a CE-172RG, N5284V, experienced a RH main landing gear collapse while landing at Pompano Beach FL. The pilot stated that he had electrical…

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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