# Incident 20120426008639I: Cessna 172RG, Fishers, IN, April 26, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2012, 10:40 local time
- Place: Fishers, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9556° N, 86.0139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fishers, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9556&lon=-86.0139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9421D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9421D) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 670 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/20120426008639I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 26 2012, 1040, N9421D CESSNA 172RG, WAS BEING OPERATED FOR FLIGHT TRAINING AT INDIANAPOLIS METRO AIRPORT (UMP), IN.WHILE CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL PRIOR TO THE NEXT TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 33. THE CREW OF TWO PERSONNEL EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A NEAR BY HANGAR ON THE FIELD AFTER RECEIVING AUTHORIZATION FROM THE FAA.ON APRIL 26 2012, INDIANAPOLIS FDSO FAA INSPECTORS REPORTED TO INDIANAPOLIS METRO AIRPORT TO INVESTIGATE INCIDENT. THE INSPECTION SHOWED DAMAGE TO BE LOCALIZED TO THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY, NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, LOWER BOTTOM ENGINE COWL ASSEMBLY, AND LOWER EXHAUST STACKS.THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CERTIFICATE, FLIGHT BOOKS, AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED BY INVESTIGATOR. THE HOUR METERS FOR ENGINE WAS 116 AND AIRFRAME HOURS WAS 4224

## Other reports on N9421D (1)

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

- [Incident 20200606007889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200606007889I), Jun 6, 2020: Cessna 172RG (N9421D), Greenfield, IN, Minor damage. During training flight to regain currency, on touch and go landing, instructor retracted flaps and pilot retracted landing gear. Nose landing gear collapsed…

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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