# Accident 20080207831769A: Cessna 172RG, Atlanta, GA, February 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2008, 17:45 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8719° N, 84.3011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8719&lon=-84.3011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6562V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6562V) (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: 810 total, 120 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080207831769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CESSNA 172RG, N6562V WHILE PERFORMING PRACTICE LANDING/TAKE-OFF MANEUVERS EXPERIENCED HYDRAULIC SYTEM FAILURE. LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER CYCLING THE LANDING GEAR SUCCESSFULLY ON THREE PRIOR ATTEMPTS. ONCE FAILURE WAS DETECTED AND AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR UNDER NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURES THE PIC ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LANDING GEAR EXTENSION USING THE MANUAL HYDRAULIC PUMP, WHICH ALSO FAILED. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED LITTLE TO NO RESISTANCE FROM THE MANUAL HYDRAULIC PUMP. THE PILOT FLEW THE PATTERN TO BURN FUEL IN ORDER TO DECREASE THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT IN PREPARATION FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AT THIS TIME THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE DANGLING, (NOT EXTENDED NOR RETRACTED). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PDK CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE TAIL SECTION, RIGHT ELEVATOR AND RIGHT WINGTIP. NO INJURIES WERE SUFFERED BY THE CFI OR STUDENT PILOT.

## 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 MIA08LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA053), Feb 7, 2008: Cessna C-172RG (N6562V), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A cracked nose gear actuator o-ring resulting in hydraulic fluid exhaustion, and collapse of the main gear.

## Other reports on N6562V (2)

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

- [Accident 19980517016169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517016169A), May 17, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N6562V), Roberta, GA, Substantial damage. (.19) On may 17, 1998, about 1416 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172RG, N6562V, registered to aviation atlanta, inc., experienced collapse of the right main…
- [Incident 19961021040319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961021040319I), Oct 21, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N6562V), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Narrative: Ms. Gilmore was in the right seat of this C-172RG practicing for an initial CFI practical test forth coming. After landing on a touch and go the…

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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