# Incident 20120629013999I: Cessna 172RG, Willmar, MN, June 29, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2012, 15:30 local time
- Place: Willmar, MN
- Airport: Willmar Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1210° N, 95.0587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willmar, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1210&lon=-95.0587&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5155U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5155U) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,850 total, 280 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120629013999I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN DEPARTED ON A SHORT FLIGHT UNDER VFR FROM THE PRIVATE STRIP AT HIS RURAL RESIDENCE TO THE WILLMAR AIRPORT (BDH).  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT WILLMAR GEAR UP.  THE LANDING CAUSED MINIMAL ABRASION DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.  THE PROP STRIKE SHEARED OFF THE OUTER SEVERAL INCHES OF BOTH BLADES.

## Other reports on N5155U (2)

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

- [Incident 19901207062649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901207062649I), Dec 7, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5155U), Fort Worth, TX. Lost oil pressure. Engine quit. Forced landing. Suspect metal fragments became trapped underneath oil relief valve.
- [Incident 19900811041299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900811041299I), Aug 11, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5155U), San Antonio, TX. Unable to contact approach control. Extended gear manually. Low fuel. Found faulty battery.

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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