# Accident 20080828847999A: Cessna 172A, Albuquerque, NM, August 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2008, 09:26 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1406° N, 106.7903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1406&lon=-106.7903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6539B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6539B-2009-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 38 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080828847999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 28, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 0926, THE NON-CERTIFICATED CO-OWNER/PILOT OF N6539B, A CESSNA MODEL 172A AIRPLANE, ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT DOUBLER EAGLE II AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 22.  DURING APPROACH, THE PILOT OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY TWO TIMES AND STATED THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT HE WAS GETTING TO CLOSE TO THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND WITH ALL THREE LANDING GEAR AND THEN IMMEDIATELY STUCK AN APPROACH LIGHT POLE WITH THE RIGHT WING.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO PULL UP  THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND OVER TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP, THEN NOSE, THEN LEFT WING TIP AND CAME TO REST NOSE LOW (DUE TO THE HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE NOSE) AFTER THE PARTIAL CARTWHEEL MOTION.  THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 DFW08LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA217), Aug 28, 2008: Cessna 172A (N6539B), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper glide angle during the landing approach which resulted in a collision with a pole. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of qualification,…

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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