# Accident 20070929022579A: Cessna 172P, Belleville, IL, September 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2007
- Place: Belleville, IL
- Airport: Scott Afb/Midamerica
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: S43S
- Location: 38.5450° N, 89.8350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5450&lon=-89.8350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65998, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65998-2014-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070929022579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2007, DURING PREFLIGHT, ONE OF THE FLYING CLUB'S MEMBER PILOTS DISCOVERED DAMAGE ON THE AIRCRAFT. UPON CLOSER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FIREWALL WAS KINKED AND CREASED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. IN THE COCKPIT, THE FRONT SEAT FLOOR AREA WAS DEFORMED AND AT LEAST ONE FRAME UNDER THE PILOT'S FEET AREA WAS DEFORMED. THE FIREWALL AND STRUCTURE WAS SHIFTED ENOUGH THAT THERE WAS BINDING OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROLS BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.

## 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 CHI08CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA011), Sep 29, 2007: Cessna 172P (N65998), Belleville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the design limits of the aircraft being exceeded by a previous pilot during an unknown phase of flight.

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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