# Incident 20230228001819I: Cessna 172RG, Miami, FL, February 28, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2023, 16:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami Opa-Locka Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230228001819I

## Narrative

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

PART 91 OPERATION CESSNA 172RG, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WITH ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD WITH PILOT REPORTING NOT DEVELOPING ENOUGH POWER DEPARTING MIAMI OPA-LOCKA AIRPORT (OPF), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RETURN TO OPF LANDING SAFELY WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED OR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT ABLE TO TAXI UNDER POWER BACK TO RAMP AREA. PIPER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N6102R (1)

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

- [Accident 20171115018809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171115018809A), Nov 15, 2017: Cessna 172RG (N6102R), Opa Locka, FL, Substantial damage. 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…

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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