# Accident 19891130052039A: Cessna 550, Covington - Cin, OH, November 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1989, 11:50 local time
- Place: Covington - Cin, OH
- Airport: Greater Cincinnati International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0488° N, 84.6678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0488&lon=-84.6678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171LE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,509 total, 560 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891130052039A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUMENT CHECK RIDE PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING, SCRAPED RUNWAY AND WENT AROUND.

## 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 ATL90LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA036), Nov 30, 1989: Cessna 550 (N171LE), Covington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND INADEQUATE MONITORING BY THE CHECK PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A WHEELS-UP LANDING.

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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