# Incident 20260905011679I: Cessna 172S, Farmingdale, NY, September 5, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2026, 14:47 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7293° N, 73.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7293&lon=-73.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5157Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5157Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260905011679I

## Narrative

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

AC WAS UNDERGOING TEST TAXIING ON A TAXI WAY AFTER "SHIMMY REPAIR" WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE NOSE STRUT DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE NOSE WHEEL BY NOT HAVING THE COTTER PIN PROPERLY INSTALLED TO THE LEFT CASTLE NUT.  MECHANICS WERE COUNSELLED BACK TO COMPLIANCE

## Other reports on N5157Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20230416008429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230416008429I), Apr 16, 2023: Cessna 172S (N5157Z), Pembroke Pines, FL, No damage. Part 91 operation Cessna 172S, registration [privacy data omitted], serial number 172S9026, with one pilot and three passengers on board with pilot reporting…

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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