# Accident 19890410007659A: Cessna 172RG, Dayton, OH, April 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: Dayton General Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8209° N, 84.0497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8209&lon=-84.0497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9688B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9688B-2024-05-24) (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: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 235 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890410007659A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. CHAFED MICRO SWITCH WIRE SHORTED AND STOPPED GEAR MOTOR WITH GEAR NOT LOCKED.

## 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 ATL89LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA124), Apr 10, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N9688B), Miamisburg, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: INTERMITTANT GROUNDING OF AN ELECTRICAL WIRE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE CHAFED WIRE RESULTED IN THE OPENING OF THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER PREVENTING FULL EXTENSION OF THE LEFT MAIN…

## Other reports on N9688B (4)

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

- [Incident 20221227020659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221227020659I), Dec 27, 2022: Cessna 172RG (N9688B), Deer Valley, AZ, Minor damage. On December 27, 2022, at 6:30PM, at the Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (dvt), aircraft[privacy data omitted] made an emergency landing with the landing gear…
- [Incident 20110903021139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110903021139I), Sep 3, 2011: Cessna 172RG (N9688B), Belleville, MI, Minor damage. Pilot made ten touch and goes. While performing the 11th turn around the airport traffic pattern; during the take off phase of the flight, the pilot reached…
- [Incident 20081118854019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081118854019I), Nov 18, 2008: Cessna 172RG (N9688B), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) While "cleaning the aircraft up" for the takeoff phase of touch and go the PIC moved the landing gear handle to the up position resulting in retraction…
- [Incident 20030501007939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030501007939I), May 1, 2003: Cessna 172RG (N9688B), Bowling Green, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was flying from right seat in preparation for his CFI checkride. Left seat was occupied by pilot rated passenger. Pilot was executing a power off…

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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