# Incident 20121020023489I: Cessna Aircraft Co 162, Renton, WA, October 20, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4795° N, 122.1949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Renton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4795&lon=-122.1949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52165, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52165) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 162 (registry code 060005E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 832 total, 166 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121020023489I

## Narrative

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

THE DAY FOLLOWING A TRAINING FLIGHT, IT  WAS NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FLAP HAD WRINKLED OUTBOARD AND INBOARD OF THE ATTACH POINT OF THE PUSH ROD.  THE WRINKLING WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT FLAP AND WAS CONSISTENT WITH A FORCE BEING APPLIED UNIFORMLY TO THE FRONT (BOTTOM) OF THE FLAP.  THE INSTRUCTOR NOTED THAT THE WIND WAS GUSTY ON APPROACH BUT CLAIMS TO HAVE NOT EXCEEDED ANY LIMITATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE FLIGHT.  INVESTIGATION ON SCENE OF THE FLAP AND ASSOCIATED CONTROLS REVEALED NO OBVIOUS INDICATION OF DESIGN FLAW OR INSUFFICIENT MAINTENANCE.

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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