# Incident 20120319003079I: Cessna 172RG, Miami, FL, March 19, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2012, 17:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7503° N, 80.3742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tamiami Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7503&lon=-80.3742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6387V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6387V-2014-02-07) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 7 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120319003079I

## Narrative

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

AT 1800 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT N6387V RECEIVED TAXI CLEARANCE TO RUNWAY 9L. ON TAKEOFF ROLL AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED NORMALLY UNTIL NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE DAMAGED AND PROPELLER WAS BENT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. AFTER AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST, BOTH PILOTS NOTICED THAT LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE "UP" POSITION.

## Other reports on N6387V (2)

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

- [Incident 19920505016569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920505016569I), May 5, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N6387V), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear. Landed nose gear up. Diverted from front range airport to Denver.
- [Incident 19821229067719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821229067719I), Dec 29, 1982: Cessna 172RG (N6387V), Eufaula, AL, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed on takeoff roll. No defects found. Indicates pilot retracted gear too early.

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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