# Accident 20031012028539A: Cessna 172RG, Camarillo, CA, October 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2003, 12:05 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2139° N, 119.0944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2139&lon=-119.0944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6543V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6543V) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 7 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031012028539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N6543V, A 1981 CESSNA 172-RG SERIAL NUMBER 766 WAS DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT CAMARILLO AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 12, 2003. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR HAD CRACKED SO SEVERELY THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND. THE FAILED UNIT, ACTUATOR P/N 9882015-2 HAD A TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE OF 7171.0 HOURS.

## 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 LAX04LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA011), Oct 12, 2003: Cessna 172RG (N6543V), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture and failure of the left landing gear actuator. Contributing to the accident was the operator's failure to comply with the manufacturer's service bulletin.

## Other reports on N6543V (1)

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

- [Incident 19870424033739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870424033739I), Apr 24, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N6543V), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft was cleared to taxi behind a C130 running up on runway. Aircraft tipped up on nose and wingtip.

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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