# Accident 20171115018809A: Cessna 172RG, Opa Locka, FL, November 15, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2017, 20:21 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9075° N, 80.2783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9075&lon=-80.2783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6102R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6102R) (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: 760 total, 600 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171115018809A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS FLYING N6102R AT NIGHT PRACTICING APPROACHES FOR HER UPCOMING CFII CHECK RIDE.  ON HER LAST APPROACH, SHE EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY POWER LOSS AFTER EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR AND PUTTING ON THE LANDING LIGHTS.  WHEN THE POWER RETURNED BRIEFLY SHE SQWAKED 7600 AND RECEIVED A GREEN LIGHT FROM THE TOWER.  THEN ALL POWER WENT OUT.  SHE EXTENDED THE FLAPS TO FULL AND CAME IN FOR LANDING.  THE NOSE WHEEL WAS DOWN AND LOCKED HOWEVER, THE MAIN WHEELS WERE NOT LOCKED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS BOTTOM DAMAGING THE HORIZONTAL STABALIZER.

## 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 ANC18LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA009), Nov 16, 2017: Cessna 172RG (N6102R), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the airplane 's electrical system, which led to the failure of the landing gear system, for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination and testing revealed no…

## Other reports on N6102R (1)

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

- [Incident 20230228001819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230228001819I), Feb 28, 2023: Cessna 172RG (N6102R), Miami, FL, No damage. Part 91 operation Cessna 172RG, [privacy data omitted], with one pilot and two passengers on board with pilot reporting not developing enough power departing…

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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